And now

The end is near

And so I face

The final curtain

My friend

I'll state my case

I'll say it clear

Of which I'm certain

I've lived

A life that's full

I've traveled each and every byway

But 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 exemption

I planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway

But more much more than this

I did it my way

Yes there were times

I'm sure you knew

I bit off more than I could chew

And through it tall

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

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 exemption

I planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway

But more much more than this

I did it my way

For what is a man what has he got

If not himself then he 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

Let record shows I took the blows

And did it my way