My Way

And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
Yes, my friend, I'll say it clear
I state my case of which I'm certain
You know 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
Then again, too few to mention
And I did what I had to do
I saw it through without exemption
Yes, I planned each chartered 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
And 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

You know I've loved and I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
Oh, and now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
Just 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

What is a man, what has he got?
If not himself then he has naught
To say the words he truly feels
And not a word of one who kneels
The records show I took the blows
And did it my way

Yes, the records show I took the blows
And did it my way