My Way

And now the end is near

And so I face the final curtain

My friends, I say it clear

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've loved a life that's full

I've travelled 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 chattered course

Each careful step along the highway

And more, much more than that

I did it my way

Yes, there were times

I'm sure you knew

When I bit more off 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 nothin'

To say the words he truly feels

And not the words of one who kneel

The record shows, I took the blows and did it my way

Oh no, oh no, not me

I did it my way