You Never Even Call me by My Name Steve Goodman / John Prine Verse 1 It was all that I could do to keep from cryin’ Sometimes it seems so useless to remain Your the one who always tried to change me That is why I will always stay the same Chorus: And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me I never minded standin’ in the rain You don’t have to call me Darlin’  Darlin’ But you never even call me by my name   Verse 2 You don’t have to call me Waylon Jennings No you don’t have to call me Charlie Pride And you don’t have to call me Merle Haggard...anymore   Even though you know you’re on my fightin’ side Chorus: And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me I never minded standin’ in the rain You don’t have to call me Darlin’  Darlin’ But you never even call me by my name   Solo Verse 3 I’ve seen my name a few times in the phone book And on the neon sign above the bar I use to own There is only one thing that I am really sure of I’ll gonna hear it when my savoir calls me home Spoken Well we left out a lot of stuff. We left out: farms mother prison trucks trains Getting drunk thanks to Cole and dead dogs like Old Shep And a big holiday like Christmas And with all due respect you can’t have a good country song without Mother prison farms trucks trains Getting drunk And dead dogs like Old Shep. So here’s the last verse. Verse 4 Ever since the dog got drunk and died and mama went to prison Why nothin’ ’round this farm’s been the same You know when mom broke out last Christmas She drove that damned old getaway laundry truck right in to a train Chorus: And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me I never minded standin’ in the rain You don’t have to call me Darlin’  Darlin’ But you never even call me by my name