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 ev′ry highway;
But 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,
But 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,
"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!