And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friends, I say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've loved a life that's full I've travelled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets, I 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 chattered course Each careful step along the highway And more, much more than that I did it my way Yes, there were times I'm sure you knew When I bit more off 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 nothin' To say the words he truly feels And not the words of one who kneel The record shows, I took the blows and did it my way ♪ Oh no, oh no, not me I did it my way