[00:06.88]I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried,
[00:13.50]But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life,
[00:19.00]
[00:21.19]To look in the mirror in total surprise.
[00:28.06]At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes.
[00:33.63]
[00:35.56]Amanda, light of my life.
[00:43.19]Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
[00:50.01]Amanda, light of my life.
[00:57.69]Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
[01:18.88]It's a measure of people who don't understand,
[01:26.75]The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band.
[01:31.81]
[01:33.88]I got my first guitar when I was fourteen,
[01:41.00]Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans.
[01:48.38]Amanda, light of my life.
[01:55.75]Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
[02:02.63]Amanda, light of my life.
[02:10.25]Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.