And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friends, I'll say it clear
And state my case
Of which I am certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I've lived a life that's full
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
Saw it through
With a tax exemption
I've climbed each chartered course
Each couple steps along the byway
And more, much more than this
Guess there were times
I'm sure you knew
When I'd been there
I'd had it all
More than I could chew
But through it all
When there was doubt
I ate it up
And spit it out
The record showed
I took the blows
And did it my way
I've loved it all


I've laughed and cried
Shed my tears
And my sheriff booed me
And now as tears subside
I find it all so confusing
To think I did all that
And may I say
Not in a shy way
Not in a shy way
Oh no
Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me
For what is a man
What has he got
If not himself
Then he has not
To show the world
What a storm he yields
And not the words
Of one who kneels
The record shows
I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows
I took the blows
And did it
My way
My way
My way
My way
My way