He called me his sweet angel
He called this sad town heaven
For a time I saw it through him
And I’ve appreciated that
And you, you talk just like him
Full of poetry and visions
You don’t see things as they are
You’re making mansions out of shacks
And you’ll be thinking deep thoughts
As you’re sneaking out the back
‘cause you’re just like jack
You’re just like jack
Your lips will taste like whiskey
From the local sugarshack
You’ll tell me that I’m pretty
Though you’re probably just bored
And everyone will love you
‘cause you blew the dust off this town
You’ll leave everybody wanting
What they didn’t want before
And you would touch us all so deep
But you won’t let us touch you back
‘cause you’re just like jack
Yeah, you’re just like jack
With all I got to keep me here
The baby and my mother
I’ll probably live forever
And have nothing new to say
But don’t you ever cross a river
With that restless heart of yours
When you got nothing to hold onto
You’ll go crazy, swept away
But you’ll be beaming like a floodlight
When the night is thick and black
‘cause you’re just like jack
You’re just like jack
