And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case
of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each
and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I had a few
But then again
too few to mention
I did what I had to do
and saw it through
without exemption
I planned
each charted course
each careful step
along the highway
And more
much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times
I'm sure you knew
When I bit off
more than I could chew
But through it all
when there was doubt
I ate it up
and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
and did it my way
I've loved
I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill
my share of losing
And now
as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say
not in a shy way
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me"
I did it my way
For what is a man
what has he got
If not himself
then he has naughr
To say the things
he truly feels
and not the words
of one who kneels
The record shows
I took the blows
and did it my way