They were farm kids
way down in Dixie
Met in high school in the 60's
Everyone knew
it was love from the start
One July in the midnight hour
He climbed up on
the water tower
Stood on the rail
And painted a ten foot heart
In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob
loves Charlene
In letters three foot high
And the whole town said
that he should of used red
But it looked good to Charlene
in John Deere green
They settled down on
eighty acres
Raisin' sweet corn
Kids and tomatoes
They went together
like a hand and a glove
On a clear day
from their front yard
If you look and
know what to look for
Off to the east you
can still read his words of love
In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob
loves Charlene
In letters three foot high
And the whole town said
the boy should of used red
But it looked good to Charlene
in John Deere green
Now more than once
the town has discovered
paintin' over it ain't no use
There ain't no paint
in the world
that will cover it
The heart keeps
showin' through
In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob
loves Charlene
In letters three foot high
And the whole town said
the fool should of used red
But it looked good to Charlene
in John Deere green
Ah paint it green boy
In John Deere green
On a hot summer night
He wrote Billy Bob
loves Charlene
In letters three foot high
And the whole town said
the boy should of used red
But it looked good to Charlene
in John Deere green
John Deere green