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've 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 exception 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 made 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 loved, laughed and cried Had my fill, my share of losing And now, as tears subside I find it all so amusing To think, just 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 Oh, what is a man? What has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels And are the words of one who kneels The record shows, I took the blows And did it my way To say the things he truly feels And are the words of one who kneels The record shows, I took the blows And did it my way My way