When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, wr… Read Full Bio ↴When Curb Records recording artist, Lee Brice, isn't selling out arenas, writing and recording songs, or building new brands like American Born whiskey, you'll find the family man with his wife Sara, two young boys, and daughter. Meanwhile, with over 3 billion on-demand streams, and over 3.6 billion spins on Pandora, Brice continues to enjoy massive success at country radio, digital streaming services, and on the road. He recently reached #1 at Country Radio with “Memory I Don’t Mess With,” which consecutively follows three prior #1s: ASCAP’s 2021 Country Song of the Year “One of Them Girls,” “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Carly Pearce, and “Rumor,” which was nominated in the category Single of The Year at the 55th Annual ACM Awards. One of the most-played country artists of all time on Pandora, he was the second country artist behind Keith Urban to receive the Pandora Billionaire plaque. Lee is also a GRAMMY nominee, a CMA and ACM award winner, and he's taken nine radio singles to Number One: "A Woman Like You," "Hard to Love," "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don’t Dance," "Drinking Class," “Rumor," “I Hope You’re Happy Now," “One of Them Girls,” and “Memory I Don’t Mess With.” Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney and others have recorded his songs, and he's performed on numerous TV shows, including NBC's Today, ABC's The Bachelor, NBC's The Voice and FOX's Miss USA 2018. Lee performed as part of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Garth Brooks, aired on PBS March of 2020. At the 54th Annual CMA Awards, Lee took home the prize for Musical Event of the Year for his song with Carly Pearce, "I Hope You're Happy Now." At the 56th ACM Awards, “I Hope You’re Happy Now” won Single of the Year and Music Event of the Year, and Lee and Carly Pearce performed the song live. Lee’s latest album, Hey World, features new radio single “Soul.”

Parking Lot Party
Lee Brice Lyrics

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Now Johnny's firing up his Coleman grill
We've got 24 tall boys on the chill
Yeah, fourteen of 'em's mine
A little Marshall Tucker on the radio
(Can't you see)
You know we're just catching a little groove before the show
We ain't playing nothing slow

At the parking lot party
Tailgate buzz just sipping on suds
Ain't never too early
To light one up, fill up your cup
'Cause there ain't no party like the pre-party
And after the party, the after-party
At the parking lot party

Well, the opening band is doing sound-check
Man, they sound pretty good
Hell, I ain't even bought no tickets yet
Yeah, but that's alright we don't care
'Cause all the pretty girls are sitting right here
Kicking back in the lawn chairs

At the parking lot party
Tailgate buzz just sipping on suds
Ain't never too early
To light one up, fill up your cup
'Cause there ain't no party like the pre-party
And after the party, the after-party
At the parking lot party
(Ah, pass me the chicken wings now)

Whoa!
Old Tom is pulling his guitar out
Whoa!
It's about time to pass that shine around
Hey!
Show's about to start but we ain't about to leave
Hey!
It's one hell of a time and it's all for free!

At the parking lot party
Tailgate buzz just sipping on suds
Ain't never too early
To light one up, fill up your cup
'Cause there ain't no party like the pre-party
And after the party, the after-party
At the parking lot party

Oh yeah now, come on
Parking lot party
Oh, they're gonna have to tow my ass out of here
Parking lot party
Oh, man, damn, girl
Parking lot party (Whoa!)
Parking lot party (Don't think I've ever seen that before, hey, Lord!)

At the parking lot party
Tailgate buzz just sipping on suds
Ain't never too early
To light one up, fill up your cup
'Cause there ain't no party like the pre-party

And after the party, is the after-party
At the parking lot party

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lee Brice's song Parking Lot Party describe a pre-concert gathering that takes place in a parking lot, where fans of country music come together to have a good time before the show starts. Johnny is firing up his grill and they have twenty-four tall boys of beer on ice. The song describes the atmosphere of the party where people are drinking, listening to music, and playing games like cornhole. The opening band is checking their sound, and the girls are sitting in lawn chairs enjoying the party. Old Tom pulls out his guitar, and they start passing around the shine. Everyone is having such a great time that they want the party to keep going even though the show is about to start.

The lyrics of the song show that the parking lot party is a tradition for country music fans to have some fun before the show starts. It depicts a scene of people coming together to drink, listen to music, play games, and socialize. Lee Brice's Parking Lot Party is a celebration of the pre-concert festivities that bring people together to have a good time.

Overall, the song captures the fun and excitement of a pre-concert gathering in a parking lot. The party-goers are relaxed, friendly, and ready to have a good time.

Line by Line Meaning

Now Johnny's firing up his Coleman grill
Johnny is starting to cook on his Coleman grill.

We've got 24 tall boys on the chill
We have 24 cans of beer cooling in ice.

Yeah, fourteen of 'em's mine
I have 14 of those cans of beer.

A little Marshall Tucker on the radio
We are playing a little Marshall Tucker Band music on the radio.

(Can't you see) You know we're just catching a little groove before the show We ain't playing nothing slow
We are enjoying some music and getting in the groove before the show, but we aren't playing anything slow.

At the parking lot party Tailgate buzz just sipping on suds Ain't never too early To light one up, fill up your cup 'Cause there ain't no party like the pre-party And after the party, the after-party At the parking lot party
We're at a parking lot party, drinking beer and getting buzzed before the show. We're having a good time and looking forward to the after-party, too.

Well, the opening band is doing sound-check Man, they sound pretty good Hell, I ain't even bought no tickets yet Yeah, but that's alright we don't care 'Cause all the pretty girls are sitting right here Kicking back in the lawn chairs
The opening band is doing sound-check and they sound good. I haven't even bought tickets yet, but that's okay because all the pretty girls are here sitting in lawn chairs and enjoying themselves with us.

(Ah, pass me the chicken wings now)
Pass me the chicken wings.

Whoa! Old Tom is pulling his guitar out Whoa! It's about time to pass that shine around Hey! Show's about to start but we ain't about to leave Hey! It's one hell of a time and it's all for free!
Tom is taking out his guitar and we're getting ready to pass around some moonshine. The show is about to start, but we don't want to leave yet. We're having so much fun and best of all, it's free!

Oh yeah now, come on Parking lot party Oh, they're gonna have to tow my ass out of here Parking lot party Oh, man, damn, girl Parking lot party (Whoa!) Parking lot party (Don't think I've ever seen that before, hey, Lord!)
We're still having a great time at the parking lot party and we're not ready to leave yet. We're having such a good time that they might have to tow us out. We're really enjoying ourselves and we're surprised we haven't seen anything like this before.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: THOMAS RHETT, RHETT AKINS, LEE BRICE, LUKE LAIRD

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