Intro: And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain. My friends, 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 thru without exemption. I planned each chartered course, each carefull 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 thru 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 not 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. The record shows I took the blows and did it my way.