You know, it's funny how certain things stick with you through the years, like how it feels to be 10 years old at the county fair Hot dog stand, when you're hungry, hot dogs smell so doggone grand Hopping through the sawdust, running with my brothers, head to toe we're smiling at the Tom Green County Fair Rodeo, Tom Green County Fair's got one fine rodeo The cowboys are the greatest, the clown he is so funny You bust your britches laughing at the Tom Green County Fair Well, a Sunday at the fair can make a memory more valuable than gold Especially when you're 10 years old Ferris Wheel, just like an airplane in the sky that's how you feel Look down and see the people, wave your arms and holler Everybody's grinning at the Tom Green County Fair Nighttime comes, up there on the bandstand we see Billy Swan Everybody's clapping, Mom and Pop are dancing Sawdust is flying at the Tom Green County Fair Well, a Sunday at the fair can make a memory more valuable than gold Especially when you're 10 years old Time to go The pickup truck, it rattles down the gravel road And all of us kids sit backwards, looking through the dust cloud at the lights and the laughter, at the Tom Green County Fair