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      Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know   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 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      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   The record shows I took the blows   And did it my way