John's firing up his Coleman grill We've got twenty four tall boys on the chill Yeah, fourteen of them's mine A little Marshall Tucker on the radio (Can't you see) You know we're just catchin' a little groove before the show We ain't playin' nothin' slow At the parking lot party Tailgate buzz just a-sippin' 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 at the after-party At the parking lot party Well, the openin' band is doin' 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 sittin' right here Kickin' back in lawn chairs At the parking lot party Tailgate buzz just a-sippin' 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 at the after-party At the parking lot party Aw, pass me the chicken wings, now. Whoa-oh-oh-oah Old Tom is pullin' his guitar out Whoa-oh-oh-oah It's about time to pass that 'shine around Hey-ey-ey-ey Show's about to start, but we ain't about to leave Hey-ey-ey-ey It's one hell of a time, and it's all for free At the parking lot party Tailgate buzz just a-sippin' 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 at the after-party At the parking lot party Aw, c'mon, now Parking lot party They're gonna have to tow my ass out of here Parking lot party Oh, man, damn, girl Parking lot party Whoo-ooh! Parking lot party Think I've ever seen that before, Lord Hey-ey-ey-ey At the parking lot party Tailgate buzz just a-sippin' 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 at the after-party At the parking lot party