And now the end is near 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 Oh, 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 fails, 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 words he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way The record shows I took the blows And did it my way