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 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
And, my love,
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
Yes,
it was my way