my way

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, 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 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