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 every highway
But 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
But 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