Track 7 of the album Rooftop Sunrise with the Whole Wide Band · 2024
Parking Lot Under the Stadium Lights
“The game's been over an hour and nobody's going home. Tailgates down, speakers up, and a song we all know.”
folk rock · tailgate anthem · joyful folk rock · 5:00
Lyrics
Game's been over for an hour but nobody's going home Tailgates down and speakers up, cold drinks and a chrome-plated song Stadium lights are buzzing like a thousand fireflies We're the last ones in the parking lot beneath the open sky Somebody's got a guitar and somebody's got a drum Somebody's got a story about the place they're from We're singing every chorus even though we don't know the words Loud enough for the empty stands, loud enough to be heard Oh, sing it in the parking lot under the stadium lights Nobody's keeping score now, everybody's winning tonight The crowd went home but we stayed on Singing till the morning, singing till the dawn A kid in a faded jersey is dancing on a truck A girl with a harmonica is playing for good luck The security guard's tapping his boot on the curb And he says he won't kick us out until the last verse Oh, sing it in the parking lot under the stadium lights Nobody's keeping score now, everybody's winning tonight The crowd went home but we stayed on Singing till the morning, singing till the dawn Heartbreak turns to harmony when you've got a hundred friends Every voice a lantern and the night's got no more ends Hold your neighbor's shoulder and lift it to the sky We were here, we were loud, and we'll remember why Oh, sing it in the parking lot under the stadium lights Nobody's keeping score now, everybody's winning tonight The crowd went home but we stayed on Singing till the morning, singing till the dawn Singing till the dawn Singing till the dawn