The Golden Pencil

Intro

(Oh-oh-oh)

Legend says it's out there...

(Oh-oh-oh)

One pencil to rule them all...

Verse 1

Taped-up glasses and a calculator watch

He knows his graphite grades, he knows a lot

Rumor spread across the town one day:

"Find the golden pencil, win a future bright someday"

He grabbed his binder, highlighted all the clues

While the vultures in suits hit the shopping avenue

Pre-Chorus

They buy by the pallet, they tear through the shelves

They'd stab their own grandmas if it lined their pockets well

But he's been running numbers every night in his room

One in ten million — and he's cracking the code real soon

Chorus

The golden pencil, shining in the dust

One in a billion, but find it he must

Greedy hands are grabbing, pushing through the crowd

But the quiet kid with the plan is about to get loud

The golden pencil (golden)

The golden pencil (write it down)

Verse 2

They slashed his backpack, they stole his notes

They bought out every box from the coasts to the coasts

They tripped him in the aisle, they laughed right in his face

But spreadsheets don't lie — he had mapped every place

Liquidation sale at the store on Fifth

Where clearance bins go when the world goes stiff

Pre-Chorus

They're counting their profits, they think that they won

But there's one unopened crate sitting out in the sun

In the back of the store where the shadows fall

There's a glint of gold that beats them all

Chorus

The golden pencil, shining in the dust

One in a billion, but find it he must

Greedy hands are grabbing, but they're way too slow

'Cause the nerdy kid with the plan already knows

The golden pencil (golden)

The golden pencil (write it down)

Bridge

Break the seal... slowly...

Shavings fall like confetti

Eraser crown — he's ready

They raced for gold and glory

He just read the story

Check the footnote, check the line

Genius isn't loud — it's

Breakdown

They got muscle, they got money (money, money)

He got math and a mind that's running (running, running)

Underdogs, sharpen up

Lead is lead until it's luck!

Instrumental / Solo

Final Chorus

The golden pencil, raised up to the light

He signs his name in history tonight

The greedy ones are fuming, cursing at the sky

While the nerd walks off a winner — how d'you like that rhyme?

The golden pencil (golden)

The golden pencil (write it down)

Outro

(Oh-oh-oh)

Legend says he shared the wealth

Built a school for kids like himself

(Oh-oh-oh)

And the greedy? Well...

They're still out there chewing number twos

While the golden pencil wrote the news

(sharpen... sharpen... fade out)