[Verse 1] He was a mean individual He had a heart like a bone He was a naturally crazy man and better off left alone Well he stopped one night at a traffic light And when that light turned green He was a mean individual Stranded in a limousine [Verse 2] Hey hey hey hey All the children on the street They come running out of their front doors Running out their back doors flying on their feet They said Mama oh Papa oh See what I have seen There’s a mean individual Stranded in a limousine [Chorus] Then everybody came running Everybody said Lord Lord Everybody was gunning they’re gonna divvy up the reward A-then wah wah wah wah wah wah wah There’s a siren a flashing light But the mean individual Had vanished in the black of night [Verse 3] Hey hey hey hey They wondered where to begin ’Cause he left that neighborhood Just like a rattlesnake sheds its skin Well they searched the roofs and they checked out the groups And then photographed the scene Of the mean individual Stranded in a limousine [Instrumental]              Bbdim  /    [Chorus] Then everybody came running Everybody said Lord Lord Everybody was gunning they’re gonna divvy up the reward A-then wah wah wah wah wah wah wah There’s a siren a flashing light But the mean individual Had vanished in the black of night The mean individual Had vanished in the black of night The mean individual Had vanished in the black of night

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un personnage difficile et solitaire, dont le cœur semble aussi dur qu'une pierre. Lors d'une nuit, il se retrouve à un feu rouge et, lorsque le feu passe au vert, il reste immobile, piégé dans sa limousine. Les enfants du quartier, curieux, s'empressent de l'observer, mais la peur que ce personnage leur inspire se fait sentir. Après son départ, la communauté s'active pour le retrouver, rassemblant des preuves et cherchant des indices, mais il disparaît dans l'obscurité, laissant derrière lui un mystère. Le contexte de cette chanson semble toucher aux thèmes de la peur, de l'isolement et du jugement porté sur ceux qui sont perçus comme différents ou menaçants. L'histoire se déroule dans un cadre urbain, où les dynamiques communautaires et la surveillance collective se mêlent aux mystères de l'individu imprévisible.