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 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

Did what I had to do

And saw it through without exemption

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!