They were farm kids way down in Dixie
They met in high school in the sixties
Everyone knew it was love from the start

One July in the midnight hour
He climbed upon the water tower
Stood on the rail and painted a 10 foot heart
In John Deere Green

On a hot summer night
He wrote 'Billy Bob loves Charlene' in letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said that he should have used red
But it looked good to Charlene, in John Deere Green

They settled down on 80 acres
Raising 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 3 foot high
And the whole town said, "The boy should have used red"
But it looked good to Charlene, in John Deere Green

Now more than once the town has discovered
Painting over it ain't no use, there ain't no paint in the world
That'll cover it, the heart keeps showing through
In John Deere Green

On a hot summer night
He wrote 'Billy Bob loves Charlene' in letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said, "The fool should have used red"
But it looked good to Charlene, In John Deere Green

Ah, paint green boy
In John Deere Green

On a hot summer night
He wrote 'Billy Bob loves Charlene' in letters 3 foot high
And the whole town said, "The boy should have used red"
But it looked good to Charlene, in John Deere Green

John Deere Green