Written with my buddy, former student, punk rocker, and unofficial mayor of Rutland, VT, NICK GRANDCHAMP.

Ticonderoga #2 (Nick Grandchamp and Phil Henry) February 2026

Well they sit you down at the public school Put a pencil in your hand cause a crayon wouldn’t do Ticonderoga #2

And you traced every letter, gotta keep it on the line And you cross every T. but you never let em change your mind Ticonderoga #2

Cause you know There’s so much more, there’s so much more They’re not telling you And you know There’s so much more, there’s so muchmore

When you go out in the world, wanna make your mark Get right on to the point, keep your pencil sharp Ticonderoga #2

But they’ll wear you dull with their middle class dreams And getting what you want is never what it seems, no Ticonderoga #2

Cause you know There’s so much more, there’s so much more That you wanna do And you know There’s so much more, there’s so much more

Well they sit you down, put a Bic in your hand Use blue or black ink, like a grown-ass man No Ticonderoga #2

Gonna sign your life away, don’t make a mistake Better think it all through, you don’t get to erase it Like Ticonderoga #2

Cause you know There’s so much more, there’s so much more They’re not telling you And you know There’s so much more, there’s so much more