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 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

Yes it was my way