My Way

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll make it clear I'll state my case, of which I am certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway And more, much more I did it, 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, much more I did it, I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew And through it all, whenever there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out I faced it all and stood tall And did it, 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 that it's all so amusing And 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 Naught to say the things that he truly feels And not the words of someone who kneels That record shows I took all the blows And did it my way!