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
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 traveled each and every 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 And 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 Oh 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 not 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 Yes it was my way
