And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll make it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I travelled each and every highway Oh, 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 I saw it through, without exemption I planned each chartered course Each careful step along the by-way 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 And 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 II say, not in a shy way Oh no, 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 word 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