Man Down
♫ Rihanna Lyrics

I didn't mean to end his life, I know it wasn't right
I didn't intend to take his life, but I know that it was not the right thing to do.

I can't even sleep at night, can't get it off my mind
I can't sleep at night because I am haunted by the thought of what I have done.

I need to get out of sight, fore I end up behind bars
I need to hide from the authorities, or I will end up in jail.

What started out as a simple altercation
What began as a minor disagreement

Turned into a real sticky situation
Quickly spiraled out of control and became a difficult situation to navigate.

Me just thinking on the time that I'm facing
I'm thinking about the punishment I will receive.

Makes me wanna cry
It's overwhelming and makes me want to cry.

'Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
I didn't plan to hurt him.

Coulda been somebody's son
He was someone's child.

And I took his heart when
I took his life when

I pulled out that gun
I used a gun to kill him.

Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum
Instrumental break

Oh mama, mama, mama
Expression of grief and regret.

I just shot a man down
I killed a man.

In central station
In a crowded, public place.

In front of a big ol' crowd
Many people witnessed what I did.

Little 22, I call her Peggy Sue
My gun, which is small and easy to conceal.

Whatchu expect me to do? if you're playing me for a fool
What do you expect me to do if you're trying to deceive me?

I will lose my cool, and reach for my fire arm
I will become angry and pull out my gun.

But its too late to turn back now
It is too late to undo what I have done.

Don't know what I was thinking
I acted without thinking through the consequences.

Now he's no longer living
I killed him and he is dead.

So I'm bout to leave town, aye uh
I need to run away and escape the consequences of my actions.

Said, 'I'd never thought I'd do it
I never thought I would kill someone.

Oh gosh, What ever happened to me
I don't know how I could have become capable of taking someone's life.

Why did I pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull the trigger? Boom
Why did I shoot my gun and end someone's life?

And end a nigga, end a nigga life so soon?
And end someone's life so abruptly?

When mi pull the trigger, pull the trigger, pull it pon' you
When I shoot my gun at you.

Somebody tell me what I'm gonna, what I'm gonna do? Ehh
I don't know what to do now.

Me say one man down (And wah me say)
One man is dead.

Then me went downtown
I went into the city.

'Cause now I'ma criminal, criminal, criminal
I am now a criminal.

Oh lorda mercy, now I am a criminal
Oh no, I am now a criminal.

Man Down, tell the judge please gimme minimal
I plead for the judge to give me the lightest possible sentence.

Run out a town none a dem can see me now
I need to flee the town to avoid being seen or captured.