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've traveled
each and every highway
And more
much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've 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 byway
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
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 naught
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
Yes it was my way