and  now  the  end  is  near
so  i  face  the  final  curtain
my  friend  i  say  it  clear
i'll  state  my  case
of  which  i'm  certain
i've  lived  a  life  thats  full
i've  traveled  each  and  evry  highway
or  than  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
or  than  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  ive  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