I was that kid sittinand' over
in the corner,
smiling with a shit-eating
grin
and i was that kid smilinand' in
the back of class
and'cause iand'm fryinand' on mescaline
i was that kid drinkinand' 40and's
on the bleachers
getting drunk after school
gettinand' home too late,
fallinand' on my face,
way too drunk to skate
and actinand' 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 dadand's garage we
learned to
Act a fool - donand't need to
be cool
pissed off too and
breaking the rules
mama told me stay in
school
donand't rock and'n roll
but this is my american
high
I was that kid that was
crank-calling
your girlfriend, couldnand't
get a goddamn date
and i was that kid that was
getting hella busted for
pissinand' on the bart train
i fuckinand' hated school
except for hanging out
with my friends, the
outcast that was
startinand' up a band
fremont was the town,
california-bound,
bay area sound, taught me
to
Act a fool - donand't need to
be cool
pissed off too and
breaking the rules
mama told me stay in
school
donand't rock and'n roll
but this is my american
high
Iand'm that kid you tried to
punk in english class
now iand'm in a band and
youand're kissing my...
Asteroids beat out homework
slayer beat out zeppelin
not the sharpest noggin
thatand's why iand'm in this band
And what you got against
me, i donand't need a new job
what you got against me,
iand'll get by on my own
tellinand' me iand'm never getting
by from my songs
i love it when youand're
proven wrong
Act a fool - donand't need to
be cool
pissed off too and
breaking the rules
mama told me stay in
school
donand't rock and'n roll
but this is my american
high
Act a fool - donand't need to
be cool
break the rules
and'cause this is my american
high.