Pow, po-po-po-po-pow
Po-po-po-po-pow, pow
Po-po-po-po-pow, po-po-po-po-pow
Po-po-po-po-pow
Oh, oh... Yeah
I didn't mean to end his life, I know it wasn't right
I can't even sleep at night, can't get it off my mind
I need to get out of sight, 'fore I end up behind bars
What started out as a simple altercation
Turned into a really sticky situation
Me just thinking on the time that I'm facin' makes me wanna cry...
'Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his heart when
I pulled up that gun
Rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
Man down
Rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down
In central station, in front of a big ol' crowd
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down
It's a 22, I call her Peggy Sue
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do you expect me to do?
If you're playing me for a fool, I will lose my cool
And reach for my fire arm
I didn't mean to lay him down
But it's too late to turn back now
Don't know what I was thinking
Now he's no longer living
So I'm 'bout to leave town, yeah
'Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his heart when
I pulled up that gun
Rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
Man down
Rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down
In central station, in front of a big ol' crowd
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh mama, mama, mama, I just shot a man down
Will you hear me now?
Said I never thought I'd do it, never thought I'd do it
Never thought I'd do it, oh gosh
What ever happened to me? Ever happened to me?
Ever happened to me?
Why did I pull the trigga, pull the trigga, pull the trigga, boom?
And end n*ggas, end n*ggas life so soon?
When me pull the trigga, pull the trigga, pull it on you
Somebody tell me what I'm gonna, what I'm gonna do?
Hey, rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
Me set one man down, oh Imma say
Rumpupupum, rumpupupum, rumpupupum
When me went downtown
'Cause now I am a criminal, criminal, criminal
Oh Lord, oh mercy, now I am a criminal
Man down, tell the judge please, give me minimal
Run out of town, and it gets more criminal
Oh mama, I just shot a man down
In central station, in front of a big ol' crowd
Oh why? Oh why?
Oh mama, I just shot a man down
In central station