You've Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You

[SpecialGuestVillain]

You’ve Got Your Whole Life Ahead of You ©2025 Robert George


Well, I grew up on the side of town
Where a man’s bandanna is his crown
By first grade I stole bikes n skateboards
In high school it was beer n V-8 Fords

And by the time I turned nineteen
My whole life was like a crime scene
My dad knew what bein’ lawless meant to me
So he tried to talk some sense to me

“You’ve got your whole life ahead of you
When your horizons seem unclear
Faith becomes a beautiful frontier
Don’t despair, the Good Lord cares
And you’ve got your whole life ahead of you”

Sometimes heaven’s plan walks between the winds
One man’s death redeems another man’s sins
When my father’s cough got the best of him
I saw my life clearer as his poor eyes grew dim

His lungs were gasping for breath
But his time was grasping for death
I pulled up his blanket and wiped a tear
Leaned in close and whispered “Do not fear

You’ve got your whole life ahead of you
Because ev’ry man is mortal
But your faith will pass that portal
Don’t despair, the Good Lord shares
And you’ve got your whole life ahead of you”

I could’ve let my soul grow cold and gloomy
And slowly let his death consume me
But I saw the stars are all like brothers
And they keep faith with one another
So instead I let the night refine me
And in time I felt the light define me

Yes, if you let His lantern have the right of way
It will lead you to the light of day
I could feel the sand beneath my bootheels shift
Ev’ry cautious step revealed another gift

Now my lovely wife is like a life preserver
I don’t know what I did to deserve her
So, now matter how old I grow to be
My hope in Him will always say to me

“You’ve got your whole life ahead of you
Because ev’ry man is mortal
But your faith will pass that portal
Don’t despair, the Good Lord shares
And you’ve got your whole life ahead of you

When your horizons seem unclear
Faith becomes a beautiful frontier
Don’t despair, the Good Lord cares
And you’ve got your whole life ahead of you
You’ve got your whole ahead of you”

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[funsongs]

How'bout an old-guy version?
"I've Got The Rest of My Life Ahead of Me"
It's a much shorter song.