1985 | When the Fairgrounds Closed - Grant Hollis | the summer got small. | After Glow FM

After they pulled the lights. After the tilt-a-whirl went for parts. After Saturday night had a price of two. “When the Fairgrounds Closed” is a 1985-inspired heartland pop-rock song from Grant Hollis, built around a dark Ferris wheel, a lot where the ticket booth used to sit, and a jacket that still smelled like fried dough and rain. It's about a town that swore it would always feel. Then it didn't. You can love what you had and tell it true. The summer got small. The nights grew tall. A part of you closed with the gate. I still drive past. Just because. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHEN THE FAIRGROUNDS CLOSED They pulled the lights down off the main drag Sold the tilt-a-whirl for parts in June We used to lose whole Saturday nights there For the price of two Your hand in the dark On the ferris wheel We swore that town Would always feel It didn't stay Nothing pretty does I still drive past Just because When the fairgrounds closed The summer got small The kids grew careful The nights grew tall I can love what we had And tell it true When the fairgrounds closed A part of me did too There's a lot where the ticket booth used to sit Weeds and a sign that don't say much I parked there once with the radio on It didn't help Your jacket still smelled like fried dough and rain I kept it too long Then I gave it away It didn't stay Nothing pretty does I still drive past Just because When the fairgrounds closed The summer got small The kids grew careful The nights grew tall I can love what we had And tell it true When the fairgrounds closed A part of me did too I'm not asking the county To build it back I'm not twenty In a baseball cap I just need the memory To keep its weight The good night And the empty gate When the fairgrounds closed The summer got small The kids grew careful The nights grew tall I can love what we had And tell it true When the fairgrounds closed When the fairgrounds closed A part of me did too ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Grant Hollis – When the Fairgrounds Closed I wrote this song. Afterglow 80s FM 📻 #80sMusic #80sNostalgia #80sPop #80sRock #RetroMusic #80sInspired #HeartlandRock #80sVibes #GrantHollis #WhenTheFairgroundsClosed #Afterglow80sFM