Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Hey old man, you know some things now,
You’ve walked some roads before.
You’ve chased some things that didn’t last,
And missed what mattered more.
You’ve held too tight to being right,
And learned what pride can cost.
You’ve found that sometimes finding truth
Means knowing you were lost.
And if tomorrow comes again,
And God gives you one more day,
Remember what you promised Him
When you finally found your way.
[Chorus]
Whatever years remain,
I’m gonna spend them well.
I’m gonna love a little deeper,
Give a little more myself.
I’m gonna seek the truth,
And follow where it leads.
I’m gonna walk each day with Jesus,
Let His life be seen in mine.
I don’t need my name remembered,
I don’t need fortune, I don’t need fame.
I just want to hear, You were faithful,
When I’ve spent
Whatever years remain.
[Verse 2]
Hey old man, keep listening,
There’s more you need to learn.
Don’t let your wisdom harden
Till there’s nowhere left to turn.
Not every hill is worth the fight,
Not every word needs said.
Sometimes love means standing firm,
Sometimes bowing down your head.
Love the ones God gave to you,
Don’t wait another day.
Give your time before advice,
And mean the words you say.
When you’re wrong, then call it wrong.
When you hurt someone, make it right.
Hold your ground when truth demands,
But hold the ones you love more tight.
[Chorus]
Whatever years remain,
I’m gonna spend them well.
I’m gonna love a little deeper,
Give a little more myself.
I’m gonna seek the truth,
And follow where it leads.
I’m gonna walk each day with Jesus,
Let His life be seen in mine.
I don’t need my name remembered,
I don’t need fortune, I don’t need fame.
I just want to hear, You were faithful,
When I’ve spent
Whatever years remain.
[Bridge]
Build something that will outlive you.
Teach somebody what you know.
Help a weary brother stand up.
Plant some seeds you’ll never grow.
Give away the things you’ve learned,
Leave some light along the way.
Keep your heart and mind wide open.
Keep the fire burning every day.
If you wander—
Come home.
If you stumble—
Get up.
If that old swamp calls your name again,
Remember why you left.
[Final Chorus]
Whatever years remain,
Lord, let me spend them well.
Let me love a little deeper,
Give a little more myself.
Let me seek Your truth,
And follow where You lead.
Let me walk each day with Jesus,
Let His life be seen in mine.
I don’t need my name remembered,
I don’t need fortune, I don’t need fame.
Just let the ones I love know I loved them,
And let my life point past my name.
And when I reach that final day,
I don’t need to hear I was great.
If I loved, and served, and followed You,
Then, Lord, that’s enough for me.
And if I hear—
Well done…
That’s enough.
That’s all I need.
For whatever years remain.
[Outro]
Hey old man…
If tomorrow comes,
You’ve still got work to do.
Whatever years remain.