John Deere GreenThey were farm kids way down in Dixie Met in high school in the sixtiesEveryone knew it was love from the startOne July , in the midnight hour He climbed upon the water towerStood on the rail and painted a tenfoot heartIn John Deere greenOn a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves CharleneIn letters threefoot highAnd the whole town said that he should have used redBut it looked good to Charlene In John Deere greenThey settled down on eighty acresRaising sweet corn , kids , and tomatoesThey went together like a hand and a gloveOn a clear day from their front yard If you look and know what to look forOff to the east you can still read his words of loveIn John Deere greenOn a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves CharleneIn letters threefoot highAnd the whole town said the boy should have used redBut it looked good to Charlene In John Deere greenNow more than once the town has discovered Painting over it ain ' t no useThere ain ' t no paint in the world that ' ll cover itThe heart keeps showing throughIn John Deere greenOn a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves CharleneIn letters threefoot highAnd the whole town said the fool should have used redBut it looked good to Charlene In John Deere greenAh , paint it green boyIn John Deere greenOn a hot summer night He wrote Billy Bob loves CharleneIn letters threefoot highAnd the whole town said the boy should have used redBut it looked good to Charlene In John Deere greenJohn Deere green