And now, the end is near
And so I face my 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 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 know
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