And so I face the final curtain.

My friend, Ill say it clear

Ill state my case, of which Im certain.

Ive lived a life thats full.

Ive traveled each and evry highway

And more, much more than this

I did it my way.

Regrets, Ive 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

But more, much more than this

I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, Im 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.

For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught.

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!