I've been a jackal in the night
I've been a fox on a desert plain
I've been a vulture in a drought
I've been a whale in the ocean spray
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been a butcher, a baker, a candle stick maker
A liar, a cheater, a loser and a keeper
A giver, a taker, a mover, a shaker
A winner and a sinner and broken pants pinner yeah
Oooh ooh ooh
But I'll never be your lover cause you treat me like your brother
Oooh ooh ooh
And I'll never be a preacher cause I'm a born teacher
Oooh ooh ooh
I've been a can of worms
I've been an ash tray overturned
I've been a needle in a stack
I've seen the truth from where there ain't no turning back
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been so many things
I've been a butcher, a baker, a candle stick maker
A liar, a cheater, a loser and a keeper
A giver, a taker, a mover, a shaker
A winner and a sinner and broken pants pinner yeah
Oooh ooh ooh
I'll never be your lover cause you treat me like your brother
Oooh ooh ooh
And I'll never be a preacher cause I'm a born teacher
Oooh ooh ooh
Never up before noon cause I'm barking at the moon
Oooh ooh ooh
I'm still a jackal in the night
I am the jackal in the night
You might ask
What is a jackal in the night
I'll tell you baby
I am your jackal in the night
