My Way

And now the end is near
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 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 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 fails  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
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 not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way