[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I was that kid sittin' over in the corner
Smiling with a shit-eating grin
And I was that kid smilin' in the back of class
'Cause I'm flyin' on mescaline
I was that kid drinkin' 40's on the bleachers
Getting drunk after school
Gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face
Way too drunk to skate
And actin' like a fool
Drunk and actin' a fool
[Verse 2]
I was that kid never doing good at nothing
Except for maybe at P.E
And I was that kid getting bullied by the
Filipinos
Rollin' with the ABT
Me and my friends reading the Satanic Bible
Thinking we should start a band
Cutting class to jam, cutting class to jam
In my dad's garage we learned to-
[Chorus]
Act a fool, don't need to be cool
Pissed off too and breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in school
Don't rock 'n roll
But this is my American high
[Verse 3]
I was that kid that was prank-calling your girlfriend
Couldn't get a goddamn date
And I was that kid that was getting hella busted
For pissin' on the bart train
I fuckin' hated school, except for hanging out with my friends
The outcast that was startin' up a band
Fremont was the town, California-bound
Bay Area sound, taught me to-
[Chorus]
Act a fool, don't need to be cool
Pissed off too and breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in school
Don't rock 'n roll
But this is my American high
[Bridge]
I'm that kid you tried to punk in English class
Now I'm in a band and your kissin' my ass
[Breakdown]
Asteroids beat out homework
Slayer beat out Zeppelin
Not the sharpest noggin
That's why I'm in this band
And what you got against me, I don't need a new job
What you got against me, I'll get by on my own
Tellin' me I'm never gettin' by from songs
I love it when you're proven wrong
[Chorus]
Act a fool, don't need to be cool
Pissed off too and breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in school
Don't rock 'n roll
But this is my American
Act a fool, don't need to be cool
Break the rules
'Cause this is the American high
The American high