I was that kid sittin' over in the corner, smiling with a [bad word] 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 [bad word] after school
Gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face, way too [bad word] 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 rolling 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 [bad word] off too and breaking [bad word] 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 [bad word] date
And I was that kid that was getting hella busted for [bad word]  on the bart train
I [bad word]  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 [bad word] off too and breaking [bad word] 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 [bad word] off too and breaking [bad word] 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 [bad word] 'cause this is my American high.