My Way

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

Oh, 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 I saw it through without exemption

I've planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway

Oh, 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 I've 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, no, oh, no, not me

I did it my way

For what is a man

For he has 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 I did it my way

The records shows

I took the blows

Yes, I did it

My way