American High

[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