Anything For a Kiss

[couchgrouch]

Anything For a KissWhen I was a nine year old boymy big brother took my fool's gold coinhe brought it back all chipped n wettold me he was sorry then said..."me n Janet Lee went to the quarry tonightI said an armored car had crashed n sunk out of sightif I stripped to my hips and took a thirty foot divewould she kiss me if I came back aliveI came up with your coin in my handshe kissed me and someday you'll understandcos I've lifted Dad's barbells over my chesthopin' that gal'd be impressedplayed chicken with midnight freightshopin' she'd suck a little facemade crazy plans...took ev'ry chance or riskshe's in my dreams and I'd do anything for a kiss"well, I got home late when I was just fifteenand Dad asked what happened to his Jim BeamI said "Dad, before you whip off your beltI didn't drink that whiskey myselfI was with Peggy Smith and we were out for a walktook her by a junkyard...fed your bourbon to the dogwe steamed up some ol' truck that'd been in a wreckyou can almost see the hickeys, even on my red neckDad fought a smile when I said"she's worth any whuppin' I getcos I've lifted your barbells over my chesthopin' that gal'd be impressedplayed chicken with midnight freightshopin' she'd suck a little facemade crazy plans...took ev'ry chance or riskshe's in my dreams and I'd do anything for a kiss"now it's my one day off, I should be watchin' the play-offsbut I got a honey-do-listfix the roof...fix the dog, mow the lawn...the sink is cloggedcos she knows I'll do anything for a kissanything for a kissanything for a kiss...(c)2007 Robert George