My Way

And now, the end is near

And 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 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

But 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

The record shows, I took the blows

And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried

I've had my tears and my share of 'boozing'

And now, as tears subside

I find it all so confusing

To think I did all that

And may I say - not in a shy way

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 show the world all stormy hills

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, my way