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 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 exception
I planned each chartered course
Each careful step
alone the by way
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 face 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 loosing
And the now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
and my 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