LOL What a joke, its not possible because I didnt had text.. only hint text and textColor only works for text .
Solution:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/promptDefine"
android:clickable="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
>
<TextView
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="testing..."
android:clickable="true"
android:textColor="@color/selector_txt"
android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="@string/addItem" />
</LinearLayout>