Lyrics:

I was that kid sittin' overbr /In the corner,br /Smiling with a shit-eatingbr /Grinbr /And I was that kid smilin' inbr /The back of classbr /'cause I'm fryin' on mescalinebr /I was that kid drinkin' 40'sbr /On the bleachersbr /Getting drunk after schoolbr /Gettin' home too late,br /Fallin' on my face,br /Way too drunk to skatebr /And actin' a foolbr /br /I was that kid never doingbr /Good atbr /Nothing except for maybebr /At p.e.br /And I was that kid gettingbr /Bullied by thebr /Filipinos rollin with abtbr /Me and my friends readingbr /The satanic Bible thinkingbr /We should start a bandbr /Cutting class to jam,br /Cutting class to jambr /In my dad's garage webr /Learned tobr /br /Act a fool - don't need tobr /Be coolbr /Pissed off too andbr /Breaking the rulesbr /Mama told me stay inbr /Schoolbr /Don't rock 'n rollbr /But this is my americanbr /Highbr /br /I was that kid that wasbr /Crank-callingbr /Your girlfriend, couldn'tbr /Get a goddamn datebr /And I was that kid that wasbr /Getting hella busted forbr /Pissin' on the bart trainbr /I fuckin' hated schoolbr /Except for hanging outbr /With my friends, thebr /Outcast that wasbr /Startin' up a bandbr /Fremont was the town,br /California-bound,br /Bay area sound, taught mebr /Tobr /br /Act a fool - don't need tobr /Be coolbr /Pissed off too andbr /Breaking the rulesbr /Mama told me stay inbr /Schoolbr /Don't rock 'n rollbr /But this is my americanbr /Highbr /br /I'm that kid you tried tobr /Punk in english classbr /Now I'm in a band andbr /You're kissing my...br /br /Asteroids beat out homeworkbr /Slayer beat out zeppelinbr /Not the sharpest nogginbr /That's why I'm in this bandbr /br /And what you got againstbr /Me, I don't need a new jobbr /What you got against me,br /I'll get by on my ownbr /Tellin' me I'm never gettingbr /By from my songsbr /I love it when you'rebr /Proven wrongbr /br /Act a fool - don't need tobr /Be coolbr /Pissed off too andbr /Breaking the rulesbr /Mama told me stay inbr /Schoolbr /Don't rock 'n rollbr /But this is my americanbr /Highbr /br /Act a fool - don't need tobr /Be coolbr /Break the rulesbr /'cause this is my americanbr /High.