And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friends I say it clear I'll state my case of which I'm certain I've loved a life that's full I've travelled each and every highway And more much more than this I did it my way
Regrets I had a few But then again too few to mention I did what I had to do And saw it through without excemption I planned each chattered course Each careful stap along the highway And more much more than that I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew When I bit more off then I could chew But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and spitt 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 himelf than he has not To say the words he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way