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Intro
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I didn't mean to end his life I know it wasn't right
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I can't even sleep at night can't get it off my mind
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I need to get out of sight 'fore I end up behind bars ■
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What started out as a simple altercation
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Turned into a real sticky situation
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Me just thinking on the time that I'm facing
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Makes me wanna cry ■ ■
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'cause I didn't mean to hurt him
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Coulda been somebody's son
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And I took his heart when
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I pulled out that gun
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Rumpumpumpum ■ Man down
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Man down
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down ■
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In central station ■
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In front of a big ol' crowd
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Oh why ■ Oh why ■ ■ ■
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down ■
Verse
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In central station
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Little twentytwo I call her Peggy Sue
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When she fits right down in my shoes
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Whatchu expect me to do
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If you're playing me for a fool
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I will lose my cool and reach for my firearm ■
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I didn't mean to lay him down ■
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But it's too late to turn back now ■
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Don't know what I was thinking
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Now he's no longer living
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So I'm 'bout to leave town ayyuh
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'cause I didn't mean to hurt him
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Coulda been somebody's son
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And I took his heart when
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I pulled out that gun
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Rumpumpumpum ■ Man down
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Rumpumpumpum ■
Chorus
Man down
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down ■
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In central station ■
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In front of a big ol' crowd
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Oh why Oh ■ ■ why
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down
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In central station
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Said I'd never thought I'd do it
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Never thought I'd do it never thought I'd do it
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Oh gosh what ever happened to me
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Ever happened to me ever happened to me
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Why did I pull di trigger pull di trigger pull di trigger Boom
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And end a nigga end a nigga life so soon
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When me pull di trigger pull di trigger pull it pon you
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Somebody tell me what I'm gonna what I'm gonna do Ayy
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Rumpumpumpum ■ Me say one man down ah wah me say
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Rumpumpumpum ■ When me went downtown
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'cause now I'm a criminal criminal criminal
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Oh Lord ah mercy now I am a criminal man down
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Tell di judge please gimme minimal
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Run out a town none ah dem can see me now see me now
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down ■
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In central station ■
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In front of a big ol' crowd
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Oh ■ why Oh ■ why
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Oh mama mama mama
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I just shot a man down ■
Outro
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In central station
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