Punk / 2026-10-24
Balls Out
A darkly comic portrait of macho recklessness, where a self-styled wolf leaves someone else to engrave his gravestone.
Recording
Balls Out
Smartass Amoeba
Lyrics
Balls Out
By Smartass Amoeba
Intro - fast dirty guitar riff, immediate full-band entrance
Verse 1
A young man with a fresh license
In a Volkswagen Beetle
Took every curve at full throttle
Till two wheels caught air
Verse 2
Got a tattoo on his face
He thought it looked damn cool
Never got called back
For a second interview
Chorus - big hook, gang shout on "balls out"
He lived his life balls out
Every damn thing overblown
Never worried about the fallout
And I get to engrave his stone
Short riff break
Verse 3
Rules were for the sheep
He was way too bad for that
Let the losers have their sleep
True wolves test the trap
Verse 4
Getting neutered came easy
The setup was already right
His balls were halfway out the door
Saved the doctor half the fight
Chorus - harder, louder
He lived his life balls out
Every damn thing overblown
Never worried about the fallout
And I get to engrave his stone
Bridge - stomping half-time groove
Balls out as a way of life
For a man who was never too bright
A little self-induced strife
Like a moth drawn to the light
Build - snap back to full speed
Verse 5
Bought a Suzuki Katana
Crotch rocket science
Didn't make it to maƱana
Natural selection compliance
Brief stop
Spoken aside - dry, conversational
So here I am
Engraving his stones
The sheep lives on
The wolf is now bones
Brief pause
Outro Chorus - full throttle, gang vocals
He lived his life balls out
Every damn thing overblown
Never worried about the fallout
And I get to engrave his stone
Outro - main riff, abrupt stop