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 ten foot heart
CHORUS 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 have used red But it looked good to Charlene In John Deere green
They settled down on eighty 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
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Now more than once the town has discovered that paintin over it ain't no use There ain't no paint that'll cover it if the heart still shows through