And now the end is near 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 travelled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did admire 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've planned each charted course Each careful step along the byways And more, much more than this I did admire Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew That I bit off more than I could chew But through it all, 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 was all 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, no I didn't, I did it my way What is a man, what has he got If not himself, then he has naught To say the words he truly fears And not the words, the words he hears The record shows, I took the blows And did it my way Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh