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 traveled 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 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
“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