and now the end is near

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 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 e emption

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

yes it was my way