man down lyrics – rihanna

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 fore 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 bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
man down!
rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum 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

little 22 i call her peggy sue
when she fits right down in my shoes
whatchu 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 he’s no longer living
so i’m bout to leave town aye uh

‘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 bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
man down!
rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum 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 criminalin central station

said “i’d 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 n end a n life so soon
when mi pull the trigger pull the trigger pull it pon’ you
somebody tell me what i’m gonna what i’m gonna do ehh

rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
me say one man down and wah me say
rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum rum bum bum bum
then me went downtown

‘cause now i’mma criminal criminal criminal
oh lorda mercy now i am a criminal
man down tell the judge please gimme minimal
run out a town none a dem 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…