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 Im fryin on mescaline
I was that kid drinkin 40s
On the bleachers
Getting drunk after school
Gettin home too late,
Fallin on my face,
Way too drunk to skate
And actin 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 rollin with 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 dads garage we
Learned to
Act a fool - dont need to
Be cool
Pissed off too and
Breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in
School
Dont rock n roll
But this is my american
High
I was that kid that was
Crank-calling
Your girlfriend, couldnt
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
Act a fool - dont need to
Be cool
Pissed off too and
Breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in
School
Dont rock n roll
But this is my american
High
Im that kid you tried to
Punk in english class
Now Im in a band and
Youre kissing my...
Asteroids beat out homework
Slayer beat out zeppelin
Not the sharpest noggin
Thats why Im in this band
And what you got against
Me, I dont need a new job
What you got against me,
Ill get by on my own
Tellin me Im never getting
By from my songs
I love it when youre
Proven wrong
Act a fool - dont need to
Be cool
Pissed off too and
Breaking the rules
Mama told me stay in
School
Dont rock n roll
But this is my american
High
Act a fool - dont need to
Be cool
Break the rules
cause this is my american
High.