My Way

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 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
 Did what I had to do
 And saw it through without exemption
 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 stood 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, oh no not me
 I did it My Way
 For what is a man, what has he got?
 If not himself, then he has naught.
 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!