American High

Oh, my God I f**kin' love it Come on Check it out 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 cla*s 'Cause I'm fryin' on mescaline Well, I was that kid drinkin' 40's on the bleachers Getting drunk after school And gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face Way too drunk to skate, actin' a fool [Incomprehensible] 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 cla*s to jam, cutting cla*s 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 was my American high Check it out I was that kid that was tryin' to f**k your girlfriend Couldn't get a goddamn date And I was that kid that was getting hella busted For pissin' on the subway I f**kin' 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 us to Act a fool, don't need to be cool Pissed off too and f**king the rules Mama told me, stay in school Don't rock 'n' roll but this was your American Asteroids beat out homework But [Incomprehensible] 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 was my American Act a fool, don't need to be cool Break the rules 'cause this is your American high Your American high