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I was that kid sitting over in the corner
Smiling with a shit-eating grin
And I was that kid smiling in the back of class
'Cause I'm frying on mescaline
I was that kid drinking 40's on the bleachers
Getting drunk after school
Getting home too late, falling on my face
Way too drunk to skate and acting a fool
Drunk and acting a fool
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
Rolling 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...
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
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I was that kid that was crank-calling your girlfriend
Couldn't get a goddamn date
And I was that kid that was getting hella busted
For pissing on the bart train
I fuckin' hated school except for hanging out with my friends
The outcast that was starting up a band
Fremont was the town, California-bound
Bay Area sound, taught me to...
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
I'm that kid you tried to punk in English class
Now I'm in a band and you're kissing my...
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
Telling me I'm never getting by from my songs
I love it when you're proven wrong
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