AMANDA by Waylon Jennings 1ST VERSE I've held it all in, 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 my collar and the age in my eyes. CHORUS 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 pushing 30(?), still wearing jeans.