Man Down

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i didn’t mean to end his life
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i know it wasn’t right
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i cant even sleep at night
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cant get it off my mind
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i need to get out of sight
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before 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 im 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 somebodies son
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and i took his heart when
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i pulled out that gun

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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
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in central station

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it’s A 22
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i call her peggy sue
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when she fits , right down in my shoes
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what you expect me to
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do if you are play – ing me for a fool
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i will lose my cool
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and reach for my firearm

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i didn’t mean to lay him down
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but its too late to turn back now
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dont know what i was thinking
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now hes no longer living
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so im about to leave town

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cause i didn’t mean to hurt him
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coulda been somebodies son
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and i took his heart when
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i pulled out that gun

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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
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in central station

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look i never thought i’d do it

never thought i’d do it
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never thought i’d do it
oh gosh
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what ever happened to me
ever happened to me
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ever happened to me

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why did i pull the trigger pull the trigger pull the trigger boom
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and end an and an , life so soon
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when mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon you
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somebody tell me what im gonna what im gonna do

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mi say wah man down ( a weh mi say )
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when mi went downtown

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cause now imma criminal criminal criminal
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oh lord have mercy now i Am a criminal
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man down , tell the judge please gimme minimal
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run out a town none of them can see me now