American High — текст песни (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 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 ban
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.