And now the end is near

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 travelled 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 exception



I planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway

Oh, 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 fails, 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, no not me

I did it my way



For what is a man, what has he got

If not himself, then he has not

To say the things he truly feels

And not the words he would reveal

The record shows I took the blows

And did it my way