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
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 not 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 you