And now, the end is here, and so I face the final curtain My friend, I say it clear, I state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full, I 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 so it's true Without exemption, I planned each charted course, each careful step Planned my way, and more, much more than this, I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I was old, more than I could chew But through it all, and there was doubt I ate it up, and spit it out I faced it all, and faced those two And did it my way I've laughed, 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 I did it my way I did it my way For what's the man, what has he got If not himself, then he has naught To say the things, he truly fears If not the words, and for your fears The record shows, for your time to blues He did it my way