Commentary: The title is a question, oft-repeated through the song, so it really should be written as "How Do You Want to Be Remembered?"
"How do you want to be remembered,
As a sinner or a saint?
As a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take.
"How do you want to be remembered
When they're standing at your grave?
On your tombstone, what is written?
Think about the steps you take.
All my life I've been searching for the answers,
How did I lose so much of the things that really mattered?
Is there no paradise 'cause I feel no joy or laughter?
Seems everything I touch only turns into disaster,
So I ask myself:
"How do you want to be remembered,
As a sinner or a saint?
As a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take.
"How do you want to be remembered
When your children come to age
And they need some inspiration?
Think about the steps you take.
Do I reach for love only when she says she's leaving?
Do I pray above only when I feel I need it?
See, I can't sleep at night, when my sheep turning to demons.
There's no alibi when the jury knows your secret,
So I ask myself:
How do you want to be remembered,
As a sinner or a saint?
As a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take.
"How do you want to be remembered
When your children come to age
And they need some inspiration?
Think about the steps you take.
"'Cause on the day when you face judgment,
You better have your story straight.
Were you a good friend and a husband
To the ones that give you love, love, love?
Who you love, love, love, oh?
How do you want to be remembered?
As a sinner or a saint?
As a hero or a villain?
Think about the steps you take.
"How do you want to be remembered
When they're standing at your grave?
On your tombstone, what is written?
Think about the steps you take.
"How do you want to be remembered?
How do you want to be remembered?
Think about the steps you take.
How do you want to be remembered?
How do you want to be remembered?"
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