John Deere Green

They were farm kids way down in Dixie Met in high school in the '60s 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 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've 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 three-foot-high And the whole town said, "The boy should've 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 three-foot-high And the whole town said, "The fool should've 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've used red" But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green John Deere green