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 travelled 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 woman, what has she got?

If not herself, then she has naught

To say the things she truly feels;

And not the words of one who kneels

The record shows I took the blows -

And did it my way