[Verse 1] Back in seventy-three, the world was changing fast Gold convertibility couldn't last When foreign nations came knocking at our door Saying "Trade our dollars for the gold you store" [Chorus] You can't just lend dollars, it won't solve the pain Different flow channel but the problem's the same Capital account or trade account route Those dollar claims will still cash out Stock problem, stock problem, lending can't repair More dollars flowing means more claims out there [Verse 2] Treasury said "We'll lend instead of trade" Thought they found a clever financial grade But every dollar that we send their way Creates a claim that they can cash someday [Chorus] You can't just lend dollars, it won't solve the pain Different flow channel but the problem's the same Capital account or trade account route Those dollar claims will still cash out Stock problem, stock problem, lending can't repair More dollars flowing means more claims out there [Bridge] Flow versus stock, you've got to understand It's not about the pathway, it's about demand Foreign dollar claims keep growing every year Under gold standard, that's what Nixon feared [Verse 3] Whether goods or loans cross the border line Every dollar claim could form a waiting line At the Treasury window demanding precious gold That's the story that history told [Chorus] You can't just lend dollars, it won't solve the pain Different flow channel but the problem's the same Capital account or trade account route Those dollar claims will still cash out Stock problem, stock problem, lending can't repair More dollars flowing means more claims out there [Outro] So remember this lesson from seventy-three Lending dollars won't set the system free The break was coming, clear as day Flow can't fix what stock gave away
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