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 traveled each and ev'ry 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 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 And did it my way
