[Verse 1] Golden years were humming, post-war boom in flight Oil was black and liquid gold, the price felt just right But beneath the surface tension, cracks began to show When the dollar lost its anchor and the rules we used to know [Chorus] When the golden age cracked in seventy-three Rent's not revenue, can't you see? Government take's not royalties alone Multiple channels, not just what you own Rent's the surplus floating high above your normal cost Golden age cracked, and the old ways got lost [Verse 2] OPEC squeezed the pipeline, prices climbed the wall Nixon's wage freeze melting like ice cream in the fall What looked like tiny royalties hid a bigger game Profit-based payments when the oil hit the flame [Chorus] When the golden age cracked in seventy-three Rent's not revenue, can't you see? Government take's not royalties alone Multiple channels, not just what you own Rent's the surplus floating high above your normal cost Golden age cracked, and the old ways got lost [Bridge] Federalism splits the pie, who gets what slice? States and provinces battle over drilling rights and price Low gross royalties mask the truth of payout schemes Capex heavy projects crush those simple dreams [Verse 3] Canada's watching closely, America's in shock Global markets shifting like sand around the clock Structural conflicts rising when the rent's too sweet Political tug-of-war from Ottawa to Fleet Street [Chorus] When the golden age cracked in seventy-three Rent's not revenue, can't you see? Government take's not royalties alone Multiple channels, not just what you own Rent's the surplus floating high above your normal cost Golden age cracked, and the old ways got lost [Outro] Nineteen seventy-three, the year the music changed Economic regime shifted, everything rearranged Remember rent's the surplus, take's the bigger view Golden age cracked wide open, split the world in two
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