I`ve held it all inward, God 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 my shoulders and the age in my 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.
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,
Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans.