[Verse 1] Nineteen seventy-three changed the game Oil crisis hit and nothing stayed the same When interest rates began to climb so high Some sectors flourished while others said goodbye [Chorus] Rate-sensitive takes the hardest fall Autos and houses against the wall Fuel-sensitive feels the oil price sting Airlines and shipping, what will it bring? Different sectors, different pain Seventy-three broke the economic chain [Verse 2] Car dealers watched their showrooms empty out Home builders faced a financing drought When borrowing costs went through the roof Rate-sensitive sectors had living proof [Chorus] Rate-sensitive takes the hardest fall Autos and houses against the wall Fuel-sensitive feels the oil price sting Airlines and shipping, what will it bring? Different sectors, different pain Seventy-three broke the economic chain [Bridge] Inflation's dance redistributes wealth Debtors celebrate while creditors need help Fixed income folks watch purchasing power fade Asset holders smile at the fortunes they've made [Verse 3] Regional divides began to show Oil-rich regions watched their coffers grow Manufacturing belt felt the squeeze While energy states lived with greater ease [Chorus] Rate-sensitive takes the hardest fall Autos and houses against the wall Fuel-sensitive feels the oil price sting Airlines and shipping, what will it bring? Different sectors, different pain Seventy-three broke the economic chain [Outro] Winners and losers in the great divide Economic regime shift, nowhere to hide Remember the lesson of seventy-three How crises reshape our economy
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