Verse: G# C# G# Iʼve held it all in, Lord knows Iʼve tried G# D# G# But itʼs an awful awakening in a country boyʼs life G# C# G# To look in the mirror in total surprise G# D# G# At the hair on my collar and the age in my eyes. Chorus: G# C# G# Amanda, light of my life G# D# G# Fate should have made you a gentlemanʼs wife G# C# G# Amanda, light of my life G# D# G# 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.