Luke Bryan Lights Up Nashville: A CMA Fest 2024 Recap

CMA Fest is the ultimate country music hangout right in the heart of Nashville. Every summer, the city turns into a four-day music takeover, drawing fans from everywhere for nonstop shows, surprise appearances, and good vibes all around.

Big-name headliners, rising stars, and everything in between hit stages from packed stadiums to laid-back riverfront spots. A crowd-favourite, Luke Bryan, is back again for 2025, so let’s take a moment to soak up his 2024 performance from the archives…

This four-day extravaganza transforms the city into a nonstop party, with over 300 artists performing across multiple stages, including Nissan Stadium, Ascend Amphitheatre, and the Chevy Riverfront Stage.

Fans can look forward to fellow headline performances from country superstars like Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn and Keith Urban.

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
We were small-town meant to be
My momma loved her, her daddy loved me
We burned up the road between her house and mine
We’d kiss in her driveway
And by the time I hit the highway
She called to tell me goodnight one more time

[Chorus]
And she’d say, “Love you, miss you, mean it
Boy, I’ll see you when I’m dreamin’
I can’t wait to feel you hold me again
Till then, I’ll be countin’ down the minutes
I’ll be climbin’ up these walls
Your kiss, I want it, need it
Love you, miss you, mean it, baby”

[Verse 2]
When graduation came
UGA was callin’ her name
We thought two hundred miles wasn’t nothin’ we couldn’t get through
But after that first fall
The time got longer between the calls
And I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to

[Chorus]
My little love you, miss you, mean it
Girl, I’ll see you when I’m dreamin’
I can’t wait to feel you hold me again
Till then I’ll be countin’ down the minutes
I’ll be climbin’ up these walls
Your kiss, I want it, need it
Love you, miss you, mean it, baby, yeah
(Woo, uh)

[Bridge]
Years went by, pages got turned
But I never did forget about her
Late one night, out of the blue
My phone lit up and my heart did too

[Chorus]
She said, “I don’t know about you
But I love you, miss you, meant it
I still see you when I’m dreamin’
I just wanna feel you hold me again
And I’ve been countin’ down the minutes
I’ll keep climbin’ up these walls
Your kiss, I want it, need it
Love you, miss you, mean it, baby”

[Outro]
(Love you, miss you, mean it)
Love you, miss you, mean it, baby
(Love you, miss you, mean it)
Love you, miss you, mean it, baby