[Verse 1: Morgan Wallen & Joe Diffie]
Now, they were farm kids way down in Dixie
They met in high school in the '60s
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

[Chorus: Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, & Morgan Wallen]
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 shoulda used red
But it looked good to Charlene in John Deere green

[Verse 2: HARDY & Joe Diffie]
They settled down on eighty acres
Raisin' sweet corn, kids, and tomatoes
They went together like a hand and a glove, yes they did
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

[Chorus: Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, & HARDY]
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
[Bridge: HARDY & Joe Diffie]
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 showin' through

[Chorus: Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, & Joe Diffie]
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

[Bridge: Joe Diffie]
Aw, paint it green, boy

[Chorus: Joe Diffie, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, & Joe Diffie]
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

[Outro: HARDY & Joe Diffie]
Oh, take us home Joe Diffie
John Deere green