My Way

And now

the end is near

So I face

the final curtain

My friend

I'll say it clear

I'll state case

of which I'm certain

I've lived

a 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

exception

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

when there was doubt

I ate 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 subside

I find it all

so amusing

To think

I did all that

And may I 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 not

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