And now, the end is here 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 traveled each and ev´ry 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 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!