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 rollin 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.