American High Lyrics - Hellalive - Machine Head

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 flyin' 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 

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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 prank-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 your kissin' my ass 

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 gettin' by from 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