My Way

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 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 thru

without exemption

I planned

each chartered course

each careful step

along the by way

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

Yes it was

my way-