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 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 chartered course
   Each careful step alone 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 face 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 the now as tears subside
   I find it all so amusing
   To think I did all that and my 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