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 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 careful 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, 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 of one who kneels
the record shows i took the blows
and did it my way….
yes, it was my way…