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!