[Verse 1] Your keyboard clicks but wisdom's thin Books are mentors, let them in "Mythical Man-Month" warns of scope Adding devs won't save the rope Brooks will teach you team design While deadlines breathe down your spine [Chorus] READ and LEAD and ARCHITECT Books build minds that teams respect Technical vision, business sense Learning never hits the fence CTO skills stack up high Knowledge wings will make you fly [Verse 2] "Clean Code" Martin shows the craft Legacy systems make teams draft Fowler's patterns solve the maze Refactoring saves future days Domain-driven design unfolds Evans' wisdom never grows old [Chorus] READ and LEAD and ARCHITECT Books build minds that teams respect Technical vision, business sense Learning never hits the fence CTO skills stack up high Knowledge wings will make you fly [Bridge] Podcasts feed your morning drive Conferences keep skills alive GitHub stars show trending tech LinkedIn Learning breaks your deck Mentors guide through stormy seas Continuous growth plants the seeds [Verse 3] "Lean Startup" Ries explains the pivot Product market fit's the ticket "Good to Great" Collins reveals culture Leadership feeds like a vulture Budget spreadsheets tell the tale Financial fluency can't fail [Chorus] READ and LEAD and ARCHITECT Books build minds that teams respect Technical vision, business sense Learning never hits the fence CTO skills stack up high Knowledge wings will make you fly [Outro] Stack your bookshelf, feed your brain Every chapter breaks the chain From code monkey to C-suite throne Knowledge builds what you call home
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