My Way (Master Take 1, Origina Songtext
von Elvis Presley

And now the end is near
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′ve 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 now the end is near
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′ve 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, no not me
I did it my way


For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way