Anyways, I think this is a song about being strong and worrying about your own rights and standing up for yourself, but sometimes having to control yourself. "Swing those chains, start a fight. You've got nerve but we've got tact." I think the reference to being like a "classic" refers to older folks constantly saying things were made better and tougher in the old times.
"It's how I was, it's how I tried, I was sixteen for the night" I think refers to being reckless as a teen and going back to that careless, "don't screw with me" state of mind.
I concur, definitely tact.
Anyways, I think this is a song about being strong and worrying about your own rights and standing up for yourself, but sometimes having to control yourself. "Swing those chains, start a fight. You've got nerve but we've got tact." I think the reference to being like a "classic" refers to older folks constantly saying things were made better and tougher in the old times. "It's how I was, it's how I tried, I was sixteen for the night" I think refers to being reckless as a teen and going back to that careless, "don't screw with me" state of mind.