[Verse 1] And now the end is near So I face the final curtain My friend, Ill say it clear Ill state my case of which Im certain [Verse 2] Ive lived a life thats full Ive traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way [Verse 3] Regrets, Ive had a few But then again, too few to mention I did what I had to do And saw it through without exception [Verse 4] I planned each charted course Each careful step along the byway Oh, and more, much more than this I did it my way [Verse 5] Yes, there were times, Im 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 [Verse 6] Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried Ive 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, no not me I did it my way [Verse 7] For what is a man, what has he got If not himself, then he has not To say the words he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way The record shows I took the blows And did it my way
way, record, charted, amusing, subside