American High

[Intro] Oh my god Yeah! Whoo, whoo! Check it out! [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