Water-hose littered
festival streets
plastic-coated, paper cups
and deep-fried eats

Your fun-house laughter
and tilt-a-whirl screams
All memories from
Tucked away dreams

Fireworks and stars
over small-town nights
We marveled in the music
as we took in the sights

Shaved ice and syrup
and booth after booth
Looking for thrills
was our only truth

Carnival games
and rides galore
We had our freedom
and not much more