My Way

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 travelled 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 by-way
 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 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

 Yes, it was my way