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.
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.Every time I think of you,
I get a shot right through into a bolt of blue.
It's no problem of mine, but it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind.
There's no sense in telling me;
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free.
That's just the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows,
And every day my confusion grows
(chorus:)
Every time I see you falling, I
Get down on my knees and pray;
I'm waiting for the final moment you
Say the words that I can't say.
I'm not sure what this could mean.
I don't think you're what you seem.
I do admit to myself that if I had someone else
They'd never see just what we're meant to be.
(repeat chorus)
Every time I see you falling I'll
Get down on my knees and pray
Waiting for the final moment you'll
Say the words that I can't say.