[Verse]

The yellow box sits on the shelf like a crown

A cardboard castle in this quiet town

Boil the kettle till the steam starts to rise

I see the golden vision through my tired eyes

The water bubbles in a silver pot

Throw in the heavy grains and give it all I got

Toss the salt like a prayer to the stove

Hunting for the treasure in a kitchen cove

[Verse]

Stir the wooden spoon in a steady slow beat

Listen to the rattling of the winter heat

Drain the ocean from the tangled pale vines

A colander of stars where the sunlight shines

Tear the silver packet spread the dusty glow

Watch the river thicken as the flavors flow

Milk and butter dancing in a heavy swirl

The richest kind of magic in a plastic world

[Chorus]

Oh Noodle Man with your velvet soul

Pouring out the sunshine in a ceramic bowl

Heavy on the fork and easy on the tongue

A song of simple comfort that remains unsung

Better than the silver or the finest wine

Tangled in the wires of a grand design

Solid as a mountain soft as a dream

Floating on a cloud of cheddar and steam

[Verse]

Old wooden table with the scratches and the scars

Looking out the window at the fading cars

Every single bite is a heavy warm hand

Leading me back to a hollow land

It does not ask for riches or a fancy name

It stays the very same in the pouring rain

Cheap enough for beggars rich enough for kings

The heavy sort of quiet that the dinner brings

[Pre-Chorus]

The butter melts down like a setting sun

The long day is over and the work is done

No more questions for the empty sky

Just the golden ridges piled up high

[Chorus]

Oh Noodle Man with your velvet soul

Pouring out the sunshine in a ceramic bowl

Heavy on the fork and easy on the tongue

A song of simple comfort that remains unsung

Better than the silver or the finest wine

Tangled in the wires of a grand design

Solid as a mountain soft as a dream

Floating on a cloud of cheddar and steam

[Chorus]

Oh Noodle Man with your velvet soul

Pouring out the sunshine in a ceramic bowl

Heavy on the fork and easy on the tongue

A song of simple comfort that remains unsung

Better than the silver or the finest wine

Tangled in the wires of a grand design

Solid as a mountain soft as a dream

Floating on a cloud of cheddar and steam