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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 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 exemption.

I planned each charted 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 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 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, no not me,

I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught.

To say the words he truly feels;

and not the words of one who kneels.

The record shows I took the blows,

and did it my way.