I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried   But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life   Look in the mirror in total surprise   At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes      Amanda, light of my life   Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife   Amanda, light of my life   Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife      It's a measure of people who don't understand   The pleasures of life in a Hillbilly band   I got my first guitar when I was fourteen   And I finally made forty still wearing jeans      Amanda, light of my life   Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife   Amanda, light of my life   Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife