And now the end is nearnAnd so I face the final curtainnMy friend, I'll say it clearnI'll state my case of which I'm certainnnI've lived a life that's fullnI traveled each and every highwaynAnd more, much more than thisnI did it my waynnRegrets, I've had a fewnBut then again, too few to mentionnI did what I had to donAnd saw it through without exemptionnnI've planned each charted coursenEach careful step along the bywaynAnd more, much more than thisnI did it my waynnYes there were times, I'm sure you knewnWhen I bit off more than I could chewnBut through it all when there was doubtnI ate it up and spit it outnnI faced it all and I stood tallnAnd did it my waynnI've loved, I've laughed and criednI've had my fill, my share of losingnAnd now as tears subsidenI find it all so amusingnnTo think I did all thatnAnd may I say, not in a shy waynOh no, oh no, not menI did it my waynnFor what is a man, what has he got?nIf not himself, than he has naugthnTo say the things he truly feelsnAnd not the words of one who kneelsnnThe record shows, I took the blowsnAnd did it my way