Oh my God!
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Yeah! Whoo, Whoo!
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Check it out!
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I was that kid sittin' over in the corner
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Smiling with a shit eating grin
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And I was that kid smilin' in the back of class
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'Cause I'm flyin' on mescaline
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I was that kid drinkin' 40's on the bleachers
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Gettin' drunk after school
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Gettin' home too late, fallin' on my face
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Way too drunk to skate & actin' a fool
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To I've been actin' a fool!
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I was that kid never doing good at nothing
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Except for maybe at P.E.
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And I was that kid gettin' bullied by the Filipinos
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Rollin' with ABT
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Me & my friends reading The Satanic Bible
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Thinking we should start a band
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Cutting class to jam, cutting class to jam
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In my dad's garage we learned to
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Act a fool!
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Don't need to be cool.
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Pissed off too!
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And breaking the rules.
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Mama told me stay in school.
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Don't rock 'n' roll.
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But this is my American High.
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Check it out!
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I was that kid that was prank callin' your girlfriend
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Couldn't get a goddamn date
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And I was that kid that was gettin' hella busted
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For pissin' on the bart train!
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I fuckin' hated school except for hanging out with my friends
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The outcast that was startin' up a band
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Fremont was the town, California bound
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Bay area sound, taught me to
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Act a fool!
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Don't need to be cool.
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Pissed off too!
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And breaking the rules.
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Mama told me stay in school.
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Don't rock 'n' roll.
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But this is my American High.
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I'm that kid you tried to punk in English class
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Now I'm in a band & your kissin' my...
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Asteroids beat out homework
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Slayer beat out Zeppelin
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Not the sharpest Noggin
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That's why I'm in this band!
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And what you got against me?
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I don't need a new job!
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What you got against me?
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I'll get by on my own!
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Tellin' me I'm never gettin' by from my songs!
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I love it when your proven wrong!
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Act a fool!
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Don't need to be cool.
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Pissed off too!
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And breaking the rules.
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Mama told me stay in school.
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Don't rock 'n' roll.
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But this is my American...
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Act a fool!
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Don't need to be cool.
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Break the rules!
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'Cause this is the American High!
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The American High!
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American High (Album Version)
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| Machine Head |
