My Way

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friends, I'll state it clear This is my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway But more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets, I had a few But then again, too few to mention I did what I had to do And saw it through without exemption And just to think I did all that And may I end, not in a shy way Oh no, no, no, not me I did it my way For what are we are, what have we got? If not ourselves, then we have naught To say the things we truly feel And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows 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 I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every byway And more, much more than this I did it my way Tell me what is a man, and what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things that he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way --- My Way - Dionne Warwick