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Machine Head
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I was that kid sittin' over
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in the corner,
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smiling with a shit-eating
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grin
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And I was that kid smilin' in
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the back of class
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'cause I'm fryin' on mescaline
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I was that kid drinkin' 40's
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on the bleachers
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getting drunk after school
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Gettin' home too late,
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fallin' on my face,
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way too drunk to skate
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and actin' a fool
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I was that kid never doing
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good at
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nothing except for maybe
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at P.E.
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And I was that kid getting
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bullied by the
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filipinos rollin with ABT
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Me and my friends reading
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the satanic bible thinking
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we should start a band
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Cutting class to jam,
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cutting class to jam
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In my dad's garage we
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learned to
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Act a fool - don't need to
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be cool
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Pissed off too and
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breaking the rules
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Mama told me stay in
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school
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don't rock ' roll
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But this is my american
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high
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I was that kid that was
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crank-calling
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your girlfriend, couldn't
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get a goddamn date
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And I was that kid that was
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getting hella busted for
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pissin' on the bart train
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I fuckin' hated school
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except for hanging out
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with my friends, the
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outcast that was
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startin' up a band
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Fremont was the town,
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California-bound,
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bay area sound, taught me
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to
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Act a fool - don't need to
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be cool
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Pissed off too and
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breaking the rules
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Mama told me stay in
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school
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don't rock ' roll
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But this is my american
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high
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I'm that kid you tried to
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punk in english class
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Now I'm in a band and
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you're kissing 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
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me, 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 getting
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by from my songs
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I love it when you're
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proven wrong
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Act a fool - don't need to
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be cool
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Pissed off too and
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breaking the rules
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Mama told me stay in
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school
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don't rock ' roll
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But this is my american
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high
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Act a fool - don't need to
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be cool
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Break the rules
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'cause this is the american
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high.
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