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A Richter Scales ode to the 2007 credit crunch, sub-prime implosion, and hedge fund blowups on Wall Street.http://www.richterscales.comDownload the MP3:http://richterscales.com/assets/audio/rsrecordings/FineFineLine.mp3LYRICSThere's a fine, fine linebetween investment grade and junkThere's a fine, fine linebetween liquidity and a crunchAnd you never know 'til you settle upif the credit is benignThere's a fine, fine linebetween a gain and a painful declineThere's a fine, fine linebetween the theories and the factsAnd there's a fine, fine linebetween what's solid and what cracksAnd now my holdings badly misbehaveand my losses aren't confined'Cause there's a fine, fine linebetween a gain and a painful declineFor years I piled on debtand smiled as my profits soared(I even bought a solid gold toilet, yeah)Now I see that I can'tbe levered this much any more(panicking, I'm panicking, I think I've soiled myself)Bernanke, please save me,cut rates, oh I implore...(please, even 50 bps)There's a fine, fine linebetween a bull and a bearAnd there's a fine, fine linebetween delight and despairI'm hoping I'll avoid the pain to comefrom trades yet to unwindBut there's a fine, fine linebetween a gainand a crippling, crushing,mortally wounding decline(help me)http://www.richterscales.comMixed by Tat TongInspired by Avenue Q