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 And 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 exemption I planned each chartered course Each careful step along the by way 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 stood tall And did it my way I've loved, I've laughed, and cried I've had my fail, 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 the 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 say the things he truly fells And not the words of one who kneels The record shows, I've took the blows And did it my way I did it my way