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 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'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 on-e who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes, it was my way