Written By Steve Goodman

As Recorded By David Allan Coe



WELL, IT WAS ALL

THAT I COULD DO TO KEEP FROM CRYING'

SOMETIMES IT SEEMED SO USELESS TO REMAIN

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'

YOU NEVER EVEN CALL ME BY MY NAME



YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME WAYLON JENNINGS

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME CHARLIE PRIDE

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME MERLE HAGGARDANYMORE

EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ON MY FIGHTING' SIDE



CHORUS:

AND I'LL HANG AROUND AS LONG AS YOU WILL LET ME

AND I NEVER MINDED STANDING' IN THE RAIN

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME DARLIN', DARLIN'

YOU NEVER EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME



WELL, I'VE HEARD MY NAME

A FEW TIMES IN YOUR PHONE BOOK (Hello, Hello)

AND I'VE SEEN IT ON SIGNS WHERE I'VE PLAYED

BUT THE ONLY TIME I KNOW

I'LL HEAR