(A)
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.

(B)
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.

(C)
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.

(D)
I planned each charted course
each careful step along the byway
but more, much more than this
I did it my way.

(E)
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.

(F)
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.

(G)
To think I did all that
And may I say - not in a shy way
oh no, oh no not me,
I did it my way

(H)
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!

(pause – vent til musikken bliver stille)

(J)
Yes, it was my way