MY WAY de FRANK SINATRA
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 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 THROUGH WITHOUT EXEMPTION.
I PLANNED EACH CHARTED COURSE;
EACH CAREFUL STEP ALONG THE BYWAY,
BUT 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,
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 NAUGHT.
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!
