My way

Ray Conniff

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
And 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 chartered course,
Each careful step along 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 faced it all, and I stood tall
And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed, and cried,
I've had my fail, 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 the 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 fells
And not the words of one who kneels.

The record shows, I've took the blows,
And did it my way

I did it my way