The song lyrics describe a man reflecting on having lived his life on his own terms by facing challenges directly and making his own choices rather than following what others said. He recounts having experienced both joy and sorrow, but that he accomplished what he set out to do without exception and faced doubts head on according to his own vision. In the end, he asserts that he is proud to have lived his life according to his own values and decisions rather than following what others said.
The song lyrics describe a man reflecting on having lived his life on his own terms by facing challenges directly and making his own choices rather than following what others said. He recounts having experienced both joy and sorrow, but that he accomplished what he set out to do without exception and faced doubts head on according to his own vision. In the end, he asserts that he is proud to have lived his life according to his own values and decisions rather than following what others said.
The song lyrics describe a man reflecting on having lived his life on his own terms by facing challenges directly and making his own choices rather than following what others said. He recounts having experienced both joy and sorrow, but that he accomplished what he set out to do without exception and faced doubts head on according to his own vision. In the end, he asserts that he is proud to have lived his life according to his own values and decisions rather than following what others said.
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 ev'ry 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 , I saw it through without exemption I planned each charted course, each careful step along the highway 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 And 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 naught The right to say the things he feels and not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows and did it my way! Songwriters: CLAUDE FRANCOIS, GILLES THIBAUT, JACQUES