This is my way—a bitter hint in a true laughter This is my world—better a "soon" than the best "after" Living my way Living my world in contradiction This is my way—a smiling child playing in rapture This is my world—honesty and right always in capture Living my way Living my world in contradiction The gladness, the sadness Are both my life They're the same—comedy and melodrame O, my life! O, my body and soul Walk by the beach, run through the streets Only trying to reach my innocence as it fleets At leisure stroll This is my way—fire in the heart and in my imagination This is my world—needed of art and of a brilliant inspiration Living my way Living my world in contradiction The gladness, the sadness Are both my life They're the same—comedy and melodrame O, my life! O, my body and soul Walk by the beach, run through the streets Only trying to reach my innocence as it fleets At leisure stroll O, my life! O, my body and soul Walk by the beach, run through the streets Only trying to reach my innocence as it fleets At leisure stroll