My Way

[Intro]


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 charted course

Each carefull 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 one who kneels

The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way

The record shows I took the blows, and did it my way