My Way (Comme d’habitude) Songtext
von Nina Simone

And now, the end is near
And so I′ve got to face
The final curtain, girl
Friends, I say it clear
And state her case of which I'm certain

I′ve lived a life that's full
I've travelled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, 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 chartered course
Each careful footstep along the byway
Yeah, and more, much more than this
I did it my way


Yes, there were times, I′m sure you knew
When I bit off much more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up, and spat it out
I faced it all, and I stood tall
And did it my way

Oh, I've laughed and cried
Had my fill, my share of losing
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, no, no, not me
I did it my way

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