Verse: A# D# A# Iʼve held it all in, Lord knows Iʼve tried A# F A# But itʼs an awful awakening in a country boyʼs life A# D# A# To look in the mirror in total surprise A# F A# At the hair on my collar and the age in my eyes. Chorus: A# D# A# Amanda, light of my life A# F A# Fate should have made you a gentlemanʼs wife A# D# A# Amanda, light of my life A# F A# Fate should have made you a gentlemanʼs wife Verse: Itʼs a measure of people who donʼt understand The pleasures of life in a Hillbilly band. I got my first guitar when I was fourteen Now Iʼm pushing 30, still wearing jeans. Chorus.