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've 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
	And saw it through without exemption.

	I planned each charted course;
	Each careful step along the byway,
	But 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,
	"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!


	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 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
	And saw it through without exemption.

	I planned each charted course
	Each careful step along the byway,
	But 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,
	" 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!