My Way lyrics

And now, the end is near,

And so I face the final curtain.

My friend, I’ll say it clear1,

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 chartered 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, 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.

Yes, it was my way.

1. Depending on the version, this line can also be: My friend, I’ll say it here or My friend, I’ll make it clear