MY WAY

FRANK SINATRA

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'VE TRAVELLED 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 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 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
YES, IT WAS MY WAY