A                        D                  A
I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried
A                        E                    A
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life
A                      D              A
To look in the mirror in total surprise
A                                 E              A
At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes


[Chorus]
A       D             A
Amanda, light of my life
A                           E            A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife
A       D             A
Amanda, light of my life
A                       E                  A
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife


[Verse]
A                                                   E
I've got a couple more years on you, baby, that's all.
E                                                  A
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall.
A
And it ain't that I'm wiser,
A                                                          D
It's only that I've spent more time with my back to the wall.
E                                                              A
And I've picked up a couple more years on you, baby.. that's all.


[Verse]
A                                                       E
I've walked a couple more roads than you, baby, that's all.
E                                                          A
And I'm tired of runnin' while you're only learning to crawl.
A
And you're headin somewhere,
A                                                          D
But I've been to somewhere, and found it was nowhere at all.
E                                                          A
And I've picked up a couple of years on you baby, that's all.


[Verse]
A                                                  E
Now sayin' goodbye, girl don't never come easy at all.
E                                                                 A
But you've got to fly 'cause you're hearin' those young eagles call.
A                                                                   D
And someday when you're older, you'll smile at a man strong and tall.
E                                                                   A
And you'll say I've got a couple more years on you, baby, that's all.


[Verse]
A                                                  E
I've got a couple more years on you baby, that's all.
E                                                             A
You'll say I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall.
A
It ain't that I'm wiser,
A                                                          D
It's only that I've spent more time with my back to the wall.
E                                                            A
And I've picked up a couple more years on you baby, that's all.