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