And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll make it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I travelled each and every highway But 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 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 all and spat 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 not To save the things he truly feels And not the ones where one leans The record shows, I put the blues And did it my way