[Verse 1] Nineteen seventy-three, the world began to shake Oil embargo hit, made the old system break Post-war boom was ending, Bretton Woods fell apart Golden Age was fading, time for a brand new start [Chorus] When the Golden Age shattered, nothing stayed the same Seventy-three's the year we remember by name Ask the right questions when you hear the claims What percent of what, which years, which games Oil and gold and wages, everything had to change When the Golden Age shattered, we felt the growing pains [Verse 2] Nixon closed the gold window, dollar started to float OPEC raised the oil price, that's all she wrote Unemployment rising while inflation climbed high Stagflation hit the nations, old theories said goodbye [Chorus] When the Golden Age shattered, nothing stayed the same Seventy-three's the year we remember by name Ask the right questions when you hear the claims What percent of what, which years, which games Oil and gold and wages, everything had to change When the Golden Age shattered, we felt the growing pains [Bridge] Canada felt the tremor, US did too Global systems breaking, had to find something new Resource deals were changing, who gets what and when Never trust a number without the where and when [Verse 3] Labor strikes were growing, wages couldn't keep pace Cost of living soaring, hit us right in the face Old economics failing, Keynes began to fall Monetarists rising, heard their market call [Chorus] When the Golden Age shattered, nothing stayed the same Seventy-three's the year we remember by name Ask the right questions when you hear the claims What percent of what, which years, which games Oil and gold and wages, everything had to change When the Golden Age shattered, we felt the growing pains [Outro] So remember nineteen seventy-three When the golden dream broke free Question every claim you see That's the key to history
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