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 tha'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 But more, much more than this I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit it off more than I could chew But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and threw 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 subsides I find it all so amusing To think I did all that And may I say not in a shy way Oh no, no, no not me I did it my way For what is a woman, what has she got? If not herself, then she has naught To say 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 The record shows I took the blows And did it my way