[Verse] A D A I’ve held it all inward, God 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 shoulders 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. [Verse] A D A It’s a measure of people who don’t understand, A E A The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band. A D A I got my first guitar when I was fourteen, A E A Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans. [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.