My Way (Live at The Honolulu International Center, Hawaii January 12, 1973) Lyrics

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 traveled each and every byway
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 charted course, each careful step along the byway
Oh 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 in 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 words 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