When facing the final curtain

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 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 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 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