My Way

And now, the end is near and And so I got to face the final curtain My friends, I'll say it clear And 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 Yes, 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 footstep along the byway, yeah And more, much more than this I did 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 all and spat it out I faced it all and I stood tall And did it my way I've laughed and cried Had my fill, my share of losing And now, as tears subside Found it all so amusing To think I did all that And may I say, not in a sly way Oh no-no-no, no, not me I did it my way What is a man, what he got? If not himself, then he has naught To say the things he truly feels Not the words of one who kneels The record shows, I took the blows And did it my way --- My Way - Nina Simone