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 traveled 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 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 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
