my way

and now

the end is near

and so i face the final curtain

my friends

i'll state it clear

this is my case

of which i'm certain

i've lived a life that's full

i've traveled each and every highway

but 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

and just to think i did all that

and may i add - not in a shy way

oh no

no no

not me

i did it my way

for what are we are

what have we got

if not oureselves

then we have naught

to say the things we truly feel

and not the words of one who kneels

the record shows i took the blows

and did it my way

i've loved

i've laughed and i've cried

i've had my fill

my share of losing

and now

as tears subside

i find it all so amusing

i've lived a life that's full

i've traveled each and every highway

but more

much more than this

i did it my way

tell me what is a man and what has he got

if not himself

then he has naught

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