I was that kid sittin' over
in the corner,
smiling with a %#@!-eating

grin
And I was that kid smilin' in
the back of class

'cause I'm fryin' 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' 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 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


I was that kid that was
crank-calling

your girlfriend, couldn't
get a !@#$ date
And I was that kid that was

getting hella busted for
pissin' on the bart train
I $#&@in' 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 - 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
Tellin' 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
high


Act a fool - don't need to
be cool
Break the rules
'cause this is my american
high.