The old get older And the young get stronger May take a week And it may take longer They got the guns But we got the numbers Gonna win, yeah We're takin' over Come on!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A boastful song lyric about the youth outnumbering and taking over from the older generation.
- In plain terms
- The young will take over from the old because they have more people.
- What can you take from it?
- New generations eventually outnumber and replace the old.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds power right now?
- Is the future with the young?
Another view
Guns (power) may not always lose to numbers.
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Five to one, baby One in five No one here gets out alive, now You get yours, baby I'll get mine Gonna make it, baby If we try.
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