And now
the end is near
so I face
the final curtain
My friends
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 travelled 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 charted course
each careful step
along the by-way
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 cried
I've had my fear
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 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 words
he truly feels
and not the words
of one who kneels
The record shows
I took the blows
and did it my way
The record shows
I took the blows
and did it my way....