MY WAY

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 cirtain I've lived a life that's full I 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 thru without exemption I planned each charted course, Each carefull 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 thru 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 man, what has he got If not himself, then he has not To say the things he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows, And did it my way