My Way

Gareth gates

My way

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 ev'ry 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.

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,

"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!