Graveyard on the Block

Verse 1 – Groovy

He was the man, the one who ran the whole damn block

Stable Street moved slow when Big Tone was on top

Silk suits and a smile, gold chain catchin' light

Kept the peace so tight the kids could play all night

Jump ropes slap, bikes roll, laughter in the air

He made sure no fool stepped out of line right there

Old ladies waved, young bloods paid respect

He ran that shit with style, never raised his voice yet

Everybody ate good, everybody stayed cool

Big Tone made Stable Street feel like a jewel

Chorus – still groovy

Stable Street was golden when the big man was alive

Kids could play till sundown, everybody thrived

He held it down so smooth, kept the wolves outside

Stable Street felt safe when Big Tone was alive

Verse 2 – shifts dark

Then that night the shots cracked and the king hit the ground

Blood poured out slow while the whole block froze sound

No more silk, no more smile, just a body in the street

The peace he built got murdered with him in the heat

Now the shadows crawl out and the predators move in

Young pimps with dead eyes and guns under their chin

They don't give a fuck about the kids or the code

They want the corners, the money, the whole damn load

Chorus 2 – darker

Stable Street was golden when the big man was alive

Now it's blood and broken glass, nobody thrives

The quiet turned to chaos the second he died

Stable Street ain't stable, it's a fucking war zone now

Verse 3 – violent & scary

Bullets fly every night, bodies drop in the dark

Mothers screaming, kids crying, running from the spark

These new pimps don't talk, they just shoot and take

Fuck your rules, fuck your peace, they'll put you in a grave

Drive-bys scream past, blood paints the stoops red

Old heads duck for cover or they end up dead

The playground's empty, swing sets creak like ghosts

Everybody's packing heat and praying they don't get close

Pimps scramble, some run, some stay and fight

But Stable Street's a slaughterhouse every fucking night

Bridge – cold & scary

You can still hear Big Tone's name in the wind sometimes

But the streets don't care, they just keep taking lives

No more groovy nights, no more easy smiles

Just the sound of sirens and the smell of gunfire

They all wanna get out, they all wanna escape

But Stable Street's a trap now, sealed by hate

(Final Chorus – hard)

Stable Street was golden when the big man was alive

Now it's blood, fear, and death, nobody thrives

The peace died with him, the wolves took the crown

Stable Street ain't stable...

It's a fucking killing ground