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
 But 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, 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