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 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 chartered 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
That I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up, yeh, 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
What is a man, what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way