What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)

"What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in July 1983 as the first single from the album That's the Way Love Goes. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1] In 2019, Montgomery Gentry released the song off the album Outskirts.

"What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album That's the Way Love Goes
B-side	"I Think I'll Stay"
Released	July 16, 1983
Genre	Country
Length	3:31
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Merle Haggard
Producer(s)	Merle Haggard, Ray Baker
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"Pancho and Lefty" (1983) "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" (1983) "That's the Way Love Goes" (1983)

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
2. "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.