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 EXEMPTION.
I PLANNED EACH CHARTERED COURSE,
EACH CAREFUL STEP
ALONG THE BY WAY
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 LOOSING,
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.