<1st Verse> I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life To look in the mirror in total surprise 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 <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 crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.