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 
Turned into a real sticky situation 
Me just thinking on the time that im facing 
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 [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
Man Down [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
Man Down

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 
In central station

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 Imma bout to leave town

Cause I didn't mean to hurt him 
Coulda been somebody's son 
And I took his heart when 
I pulled up that gun [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
Man Down [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
Man Down

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 
In central station

Look I never thought id 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 trigger 
Pull the trigger pull the trigger BOOM 
And end a ni**a end a ni**as life so soon 
When I pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it on you 
Somebody tell me what imma what imma do [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
They say one man down [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum [bad word] pum pum pum 
And I ran downtown

Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal 
Oh lord oh mercy now I am a criminal 
Man Down 
Tell the judge please give me minimal [bad word] out of town none of them can see me now

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 
In central station