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've 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

I did what I had to do

I saw it through without exemption

I planned each chartered course

Each careful step along the by-way

And more, much 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

Not to say the things he truly feels

And not the words of one who kneels

Let the record shows I took the blows

And did it my way