My Way

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 exemption
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