Man Down
I didn't mean to end his lifeI know it wasn't rightI can't even sleep at nightCan't get it out my mindI need to get outta sight'Fore I end up behind bars
What started out as a simple altercationTurned into a real sticky situationMe just thinking on the timeThat I'm facing makes me wanna cry
[pre-hook]'Cause I didn't mean to hurt himCoulda been somebody's sonAnd I took his heart whenI pulled out that gunRum bum bum bum (x3)Man downRum bum bum bum (x3)Man down
[hook]Oh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central stationIn front of a big ol' crowdOh Why Oh WhyOh mama, mama, mamaI just shot a man downIn central station
Little .22I call her Peggy SueAnd she fits right down in my shoesWhat you expect me to doIf you're playin' me for a fool?I will lose my coolAnd reach for my fire armI didn't mean to lay him downBut it's too late to turn back nowDon't know what I was thinkingNow he's no longer livingSo I'm 'bout to leave town
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Can you hear me now?
Said I never thought I'd do itNever thought I'd do itNever thought I'd do it
Oh gosh, whatever happened to meEver happened to meEver happened to me
Why did I pull the triggaPull the triggaPull the trigga - boom
And end a ni**aEnd a ni**a's life so soon
When me pull the triggaPull the triggaPull it pon you
Somebody, tell me what I'm gonnaWhat I'm gonna do
Rum bum bum bum (x3)Me say one man down
And when me sayRum bum bum bum (x3)Then me went downtown
'Cause now I am a criminal, criminal, criminalOh Lawd of mercy, now I am a criminalMan downTell the judge please give me minimalRun out of townNone of them can see me now, see me now
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