My Way

verse 1 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 verse 2 I've lived, a life that’s full I've traveled each, and every highway But more, much more than this I did it my way verse 3 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 verse 4 I planned, each chartered course Each careful step, along the byway But more, much more than this I did it my way Verse 5 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 Verse 6 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 Verse 7 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 Verse 8 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