My Way

{transcribed by Adri Verhoef, 18-11-2002}

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 lived a life that's full
I travelled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, I 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
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 all and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
I did all that
And may I say nothing yet
I 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, no 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 the one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
And did it my way

I faced it all and I stood tall
I did it my way
And did it my way!