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 traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets, he had a few But then again, too few to mention And he did, what he had to do He saw it through, without exemption And he planned, each charted course Each careful step, along life's byway And more, much more than this He did it his 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, not me I did it my way For what is a man, what has he got If not himself, then he has not 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 Yes, it was my way