Man Down

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 niggas, end niggas 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