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 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 I 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

I 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, 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 man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught

To say the things he truly feels

About the words of one who kneels

The record shows I took the blows

I did it my way

And did it my way