I've held it all inward god knows i've tried It's an awful awakenin' in a country boy's life To look in the mirror in total surprice At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your 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 Well a measure of people don't understand The pleasure of life in a hillbilly band I got my first guitar when i was fourteen Now i'm crowdin' thirty and still wearing jeans Amanda light of my life... Amanda light of my life...