House We've Been Calling Home

David Allan Coe

Jessie she stares like a cat with a bird 
That has fallen and broke its wing
Terri she puts on her make-up 
And wonders what promise the new day will bring

Debbie stays home with the baby 
While I work my hands to the bone
Yeah I make a living they do the giving 
In a house we've been calling home

Just a house we've been trying to live in 
Just a place we've been calling our own
Me and my wives have been spending our lives 
In a house we've been calling home

Jessie's the youngest she always needs 
Answers to questions that I just don't know
Terri she can't sit still for a moment 
She's always in some hurry to go

Debbie's been with me the longest 
We spend most of our time on the phone
Talking in rhymes with no reasons in mind 
For this house we've been calling home

Just a house we've been trying to live in 
Just a place we've been calling our own
Me and my wives have been spending our lives 
In a house we've been calling home