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 But 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 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 For what is a man, What has he 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 I faced it all And I stood tall And did it My way