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 
Before I end up behind bars 
What started out as a simple altercation 
Turns into a real sticky situation 
Me just thinking on the 
time that I'm facing 
Makes me wanna cry 
'Cause I didn't mean to hurt him 
Could've been somebody's son 
And I took his heart when 
I pulled out that gun 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Man down 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Man down 
oh mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station 
In front of a big old crowd 
Oh why, oh why 
Oh, mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station 
It's a 22, I call her Peggy Sue 
When she fits right down in my shoes 
What you e pect 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 
Could've been somebody's son 
And I took his heart when 
I pulled out that gun 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Man down 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Man down 
oh mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station 
In front of a big old crowd 
Oh why, oh why 
Oh, mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station 
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 de trigger 
Pull de trigger, pull de trigger, boom! 
And end a nigga, end 
a niggas life so soon 
When me pull de trigger, pull 
de trigger, pull it 'pon you 
Somebody tell me what I'm 
gonna, what I'm gonna do 
Eh, Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Me say wah man down 
A weh me say 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
Rum pa pa pam 
When me went downtown 
'Cause now I am a criminal, 
criminal, criminal 
Oh lord have mercy now I am a criminal 
Man down 
Tell the judge please give me minimal 
Run out of town, 
None of dem can see me now, see me now 
Oh, mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station 
In front of a big old crowd 
Oh why, oh why 
Oh, mama, mama, mama 
I just shot a man down 
In central station. 
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