And now the end is near And so I face that final curtain My friend, I'll make it clear I'll state my case of which I am certain I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more, much more I did it, I did it my way Regrets, I had a few But then again too few to mention I did what I had to do I saw it through without exemption I planned each chartered course Each careful step along the by-way And more, much much more I did it, 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 For what is a man? What has he got If not himself? Then he has naught (Naught) To say the things that he truly feels And not the words of someone who kneels Let the record show I tooked all the blows And did it my way