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Oh my God
Yeah whoo whoo
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I was that kid sittin' over in the corner
Smiling with a s*** eating grin
And I was that kid smilin' in the back of class
'Cause I'm fryin' on mescaline

I was that kid drinkin' forty's on the bleachers
Gettin' drunk after school
Gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face
Way too drunk to skate and actin' a fool
Oh I've been actin' a fool

I was that kid never doin' good at nothing
Except for maybe at P.E
And I was that kid gettin' bullied by the Filipinos
Rollin' with ABT

Me and my friends readin' 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

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I was that kid that was crank callin' your girlfriend
Couldn't get a g****** date
And I was that kid that was getting hella busted
For pissin' on the bart train

I f*****' hated school except for hangin' 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 kissin' 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 the American High, the American High