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 दिल when
I pulled out that gun
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Man Down
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम 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
It's a 22
I Call her Peggy Sue
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do आप expect me to do
If you're playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool
And reach for my आग 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 hes no longer living
So Imma bout to leave town
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his दिल when
I pulled out that gun
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Man Down
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम 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
Look I never thought do it
Never thought do it
Never thought 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 niggas 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
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Mi say wah man down (A weh mi say)
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bumm रम bum bum bum
When mi went downtown
Cause now Imma criminal criminal criminal
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi 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
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 दिल when
I pulled out that gun
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Man Down
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम 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
It's a 22
I Call her Peggy Sue
When she fits right down in my shoes
What do आप expect me to do
If you're playing me for a fool
I will lose my cool
And reach for my आग 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 hes no longer living
So Imma bout to leave town
Cause I didn't mean to hurt him
Coulda been somebody's son
And I took his दिल when
I pulled out that gun
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Man Down
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम 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
Look I never thought do it
Never thought do it
Never thought 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 niggas 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
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bum
Mi say wah man down (A weh mi say)
रम bum bum bum रम bum bum bumm रम bum bum bum
When mi went downtown
Cause now Imma criminal criminal criminal
Oh lord a mercy now I am a criminal
Man Down
Tell the judge please gimme minimal
Run out a town none a dem cah see mi 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
And here’s why. Katy said: “It’s one of those things that’s got so much build up that we have to deliver…I definitely want to do something that is so iconic.”
Plus, Katy explained, “We’re both busy but we planted the seed two years ago. How disappointed would आप be if that song came out and it’s no good?”
“Sometimes आप have to wait for greatness.”