I didn't mean to end his life
 I know it wasn't right
 I cant even sleep at night
 Cant 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 somebodies son 
 And I took his heart when
 I pulled out that gun
 [bad word] bum bum [bad word] bum bum [bad word] bum bum bum
 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 its too late to turn back now
 don't know what I was thinking 
 Now hes no longer living
 So imma bout to leave town

 Look I never thought i'd do it
 Never thought i'd do it
 Oh gosh
 What 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 mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
 Somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do

 Cause now imma criminal criminal criminal
 Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
 Man Down
 Tell the judge please gimme minimal [bad word] out a town none a dem cah see mi now