Sak Pasé 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 I'm 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 out that gun Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Man down Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum 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 do you expect me to do If you're playing me for a fool I will lose my cool And reach for my firearm 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 out that gun Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Man down Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum 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 (well hear me now) In central station Look 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 trigger? Pull the trigger, pull the trigger, boom And end a nigga, end a nigga life so soon When me pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull it on you Somebody tell me what I'm gonna, what I'm gonna do Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Me say one man down Oh, let me say Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum When me went downtown 'Cause now I'm 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 None of them 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