Machine Head - American High (Album Version) Lyrics
Oh my God!Yeah! Whoo, Whoo!Check it out!I was that kid sittin' over in the cornerSmiling with a shit eating grinAnd I was that kid smilin' in the back of class'Cause I'm flyin' on mescalineI was that kid drinkin' 40's on the bleachersGettin' drunk after schoolGettin' home too late, fallin' on my faceWay too drunk to skate & actin' a foolTo I've been actin' a fool!I was that kid never doing good at nothingExcept for maybe at P.E.And I was that kid gettin' bullied by the FilipinosRollin' with ABTMe & my friends reading The Satanic BibleThinking we should start a bandCutting class to jam, cutting class to jamIn my dad's garage we learned toAct 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.Check it out!I was that kid that was prank callin' your girlfriendCouldn't get a goddamn dateAnd I was that kid that was gettin' hella bustedFor pissin' on the bart train!I *****in' hated school except for hanging out with my friendsThe outcast that was startin' up a bandFremont was the town, California boundBay area sound, taught me toAct 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 classNow I'm in a band & your kissin' my...Asteroids beat out homeworkSlayer beat out ZeppelinNot the sharpest NogginThat'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 my songs!I love it when your 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...Act a fool!Don't need to be cool.Break the rules!'Cause this is the American High!The American High!
