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 ev'ry 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   I saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course  each careful step along the highway
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
And 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
The right to say the things he feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way