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 travelled 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 charted course Each careful step along the byway 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 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, oh no not me I did it my way For what is a girl. what has she got If not herself. then she has not To say all the things she truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way