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 boozing

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 a blow

And did it my way