Lisa kept our spirits up
I can't think of her without smiling
But she ran away again
And that made all of us so sad

Usually, they found her within a day
She couldn't get far on foot with no money
She wouldn't be hard to identify
She never ate and she never slept

Lisa never watched TV
She had nothing but scorn for those who did
She smiled at us and we smiled back

When she got back, when she got back
We'd ask her how it was out there
It's a mean world, it's a mean world
She said

It's a mean world, it's a mean world
She said

It's a mean world, it's a mean world
She said