Quarter for a Kiss Lyrics By Dave Starns The moon winked bright Like a coin fresh tossed In a blue pool too spacious to miss. I wished and then Threw my caution to the wind And paid a quarter for a kiss. Autumn breeze played its music in the trees And a bobwhite sang through the mist It's a dime a dance But if you'd care to take a chance, Just a quarter for a kiss. How could I convey the feeling After all this time of longing from afar? How could I say my heart was reeling Without revealing I'd let it come this far? Your lips met mine And I knew that coin divine was an investment in our future bliss; Let the Rockefellers try To find something they could buy That could equal the value of this For we found our love Like a dividend from above, With a quarter for a kiss. ©2004 Dave Starns, You Call This Music, ASCAP   Dave Starns Bio Dave Starns grew up in Hammond, Louisiana and in 1979, moved to Los Angeles. After finishing a degree in film production, he got a job as a recording engineer, and while keeping his positions at two L.A. recording studios, also began working for Dave StarnsRhino Records as a staff Producer and Video Director. During this time, he was a member of Big Daddy, a band which released four albums and scored a top ten hit in England, where they toured heavily. After leaving Big Daddy, Dave formed Jump in the Water, a band which released two albums, one for MCA and one for Polygram. In the middle of all this, he continued to produce and engineer projects, working with countless clients, including the Disney Channel, Ray Manzerak (of the Doors), Universal Pictures, Steven Stills and Graham Nash, The Turtles, CBS, Elvira, Little Richard, Van Halen, Mamie Van Doren, Bobby Boris Picket, Jesse Ventura, Kool & the Gang, Edgar Winter, NBC, Joe Frazier, Jackson Browne, The Cars, Dr. Demento, Chicago, The Monkees, Linda Rondstat, Foreigner, The Doobie Brothers, Barry White, Carly Simon, The O'Jays, Alice Cooper, Marvin Gaye, Warner Bros., Talking Heads, and Cher. While he was there, he picked up a Best Instructional Video award, a Clio Award, and a big stress headache. By 1990, he decided to escape from Los Angeles, enrolling in grad school at LSU. After 15 years of teaching American Literature (mainly at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond), Dave retired from academia and began playing with computers. Now, by day, he writes database software for the Louisiana Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities. Every Thursday night, he plays acoustic guitar at a local restaurant. He also teaches guitar, bass, and piano lessons, plays with two local bands on the weekends, works as a studio musician and occasionally provides music for feature films (most recently "Guess Who" starring Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher). Somewhere in there, he still finds time to spend with his girlfriend and his unfailingly interesting children (Andrew, 21, and Sarah, 17).