And now the end is near

And so I face that final curtain

My friend, I'll make it clear

I'll state my case of which I am certain

I've lived a life that's full

I traveled each and every highway

And more, much more

I did it, I did it my way


Regrets, I had a few

But then again too few to mention

I did what I had to do

I saw it through without exemption

I planned each chartered course

Each careful step along the by-way

And more, much much more

I did it, 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


For what is a man? What has he got

If not himself? Then he has naught

(Naught) To say the things that he truly feels

And not the words of someone who kneels

Let the record show I tooked all the blows

And did it my way