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 travelled each and every high-way 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, I saw it through without exemption I planned each chartered course Each careful step along the by-way And more much more than thisI 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