And now the end is near

And so I face the final curtain,

My friends, 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 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 where there was doubt

I eat 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

And had my fill, 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, no, not me –

I did it my way

For what is a man,

What has he got if not himself,

Then he has left to say the things he truly feels,

And not the words of one who kneels

The records show I took the blows –

And did it my way

Yes it was my way.