[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I've held it all inward, Lord knows I've tried 
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But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life 
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To look in the mirror in total surprise 
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At the hair on your shoulders and the age in your eyes
[Chorus]
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife 
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
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It's a measure of people who don't understand 
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The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band 
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I got my first guitar when I was fourteen 
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Now I'm crowding 30 and still wearing jeans.
[Chorus]
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife 
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
[Chorus]
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife 
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Amanda, light of my life 
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Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife