AMANDA by Waylon Jennings [1ST VERSE] A D A I've held it all in, Lord knows I've tried A E A But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life A D A To look in the mirror in total surprise A E A At the hair on my collar and the age in my eyes. [CHORUS] A D A Amanda, light of my life A E A Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife A D A Amanda, light of my life A E A Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife [2ND VERSE] 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 Now I'm pushing 30(?), still wearing jeans.