My Way

And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain

My friends, 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 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
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 laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of loosing

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 I did it my way

Yes it was my way