Frank Sinatra
My Way

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 ev'ry 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 thru without exemption.
I planned each chartered 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 thru 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 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 not
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.