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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.