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 exception 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 was too 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, 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 thing she truly feels And not the loss of one who kneels, the record shows I took the blows, and did it my way *