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'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 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