And now the end is near / 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 / Oh, and more, much more than this / I did it my way // 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 / he would reveal / The record shows / I took the blows / And did it my way /I've loved, I've laughed and cried / I've had my fails, 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 //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 //