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 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 rolling 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 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 - 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.