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 have a few, but then again, too few to mention,

I did what I had to do, and saw it thru' without exception,

I planned each chartered course,

Each careful step along the by-way.

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 thru' 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 not

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