And now the end is near
  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 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 through without exception
  
  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 know
  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 fails, 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 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 words he truly feels
  And not the words he would reveal
  The record shows I took the blows
  And did it my way
  The record shows I took the blows
  And did it my way