"What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" is a song written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

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Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

backed by The Strangers (American band), The Strangers. It was released in July 1983 as the first single from the album ''That's the Way Love Goes (Merle Haggard album), That's the Way Love Goes''. The song reached number 3 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 2019, Montgomery Gentry released the song off the album ''Outskirts''.

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1983 singles 1983 songs Merle Haggard songs Montgomery Gentry songs Songs written by Merle Haggard Song recordings produced by Ray Baker (music producer), Ray Baker Epic Records singles {{1983-country-song-stub