My Way

Paul Anka

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