The outcast that was startin' up a band
Act a fool
I was that kid drinkin' forty's on the bleachers
I love it when you're
That's why I'm in this band
And I was that kid gettin' bullied by the Filipinos
Act a fool
What you got against me?
Don't need to be cool
Smiling with a shit eating grin
Now I'm in a band and you're kissin' my
But this is my American High
Mama told me stay in school
Act a fool
Bay area sound, taught me to
By from my songs
I was that kid sittin' over in the corner
Don't need to be cool
In my dad's garage we learned to
Pissed off too
Mama told me stay in school
Cutting class to jam, cutting class to jam
Don't need to be cool
I was that kid never doin' good at nothing
I'll get by on my own
Thinking we should start a band
But this is my American High
And I was that kid that was getting hella busted
Rollin' with ABT
Don't rock 'n' roll
I fuckin' hated school except for hangin' out with my friends
Me and my friends readin' The Satanic Bible
Fremont was the town, California bound
Asteroids beat out homework
Break the rules
Don't need to be cool
And what you got against me?
Act a fool
Mama told me stay in school
Proven wrong
I was that kid that was crank callin' your girlfriend
Don't rock 'n' roll
And I was that kid smilin' in the back of class
For pissin' on the bart train
I'm that kid you tried to punk in English class
Gettin' drunk after school
Way too drunk to skate and actin' a fool
And breaking the rules
Pissed off too
Not the sharpest noggin'
Couldn't get a goddamn date
'Cause I'm fryin' on mescaline
Gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face
Slayer beat out Zeppelin
Don't rock 'n' roll
I don't need a new job
Pissed off too
Except for maybe at P.E
And breaking the rules
And breaking the rules
But this is my American High
Tellin' me I'm never getting
Check it out!
Check it out!
Oh I've been actin' a fool
