[Verse 1] Bretton Woods crumbled in seventy-three Nixon slammed shut the gold window key Dollar untethered, floating in space Exchange rates dancing at market's own pace [Chorus] When the world changed overnight Trade and finance intertwined tight FX choices import the pain Commodities break the chain Canada follows, but sometimes diverges When resource wealth suddenly surges [Verse 2] Ottawa watches Washington's moves Every Fed decision, our economy grooves Maple leaf currency rides the green wave Interest rate shadows we cannot evade [Chorus] When the world changed overnight Trade and finance intertwined tight FX choices import the pain Commodities break the chain Canada follows, but sometimes diverges When resource wealth suddenly surges [Bridge] Oil spikes up, wheat prices soar Suddenly we're not coupled anymore Resource curse or blessing divine Depends on global supply lines [Verse 3] Strong dollar makes our exports expensive Weak dollar feeds inflation extensive Commodity boom breaks the correlation Northern resources fuel separation [Chorus] When the world changed overnight Trade and finance intertwined tight FX choices import the pain Commodities break the chain Canada follows, but sometimes diverges When resource wealth suddenly surges [Outro] Seventy-three drew the new regime lines Economic fate in currency signs Neighbors bound by invisible thread Till commodities turn our separate ways instead
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