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 thats 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,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When he bit off more than he could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
he ate it up and he spit it out.
he faced it all and he stood tall;
And he did it his 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,
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.
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!

My Way是一首欧美著名英文流行曲,旋律源自法国名曲Comme d'habitude(一如往日),法文原版由克罗德·法兰索瓦(Claude François)、雅克·赫霍(Jacques Revaux)及吉尔·提伯(Gilles Thibaut)在1967年共同创作,随后由保罗·安卡(Paul Anka)改编成英文版,1969年首次收录在法兰·仙纳杜拉同名大碟,自此风靡全球。这首歌不但成为仙纳杜拉的代表作,在流行文化上亦常被用作为告别曲,表示一场表演的结束或一个人的离开。这亦是英国最受欢迎的丧礼挽曲。相比英文版哀伤的曲调,法文版的配乐则有忧伤、轻快、或摇滚版本。

这首歌曲创作时,克罗德·法兰索瓦刚刚与一位叫法兰丝·盖尔(France Gall)的女子分手,心情抑郁,当他在友人前哼出这首歌的旋律后,他们一同编写歌词,表达克罗德失恋的心情,创作这首歌后的11年,他在浴缸中意外被电死,这也成为他的告别作。

这首歌最初改作英文版时,曾有不同歌词推出,其中当时初出道的大卫·宝儿把歌词写成Even a Fool Learns to Love(傻子也学会爱),但保罗·安卡最后买了法文版的旋律,1969年改成My Way,并交由美国著名歌手法兰·仙纳杜拉演出这首歌,大卫·宝儿的版本从未曾演出。

在西方流行乐坛中,经常把这首歌与离别刻意扯上关系,如"猫王"皮礼士利在1970年中期曾表演这首作品,不久后逝世,令乐迷引起遐思。此后,电影《盗亦有盗》(GoodFellas)以此作为闭幕歌曲;而德国前总理施罗德在离任时亦特别要求以此曲告别。

根据英国《卫报》的资料,这首歌已成了英国最常播放的丧礼歌曲;美国车手阿伦·库尔威基(Alan Kulwicki)1993年离世后,他的友人也选了My Way为挽曲。歌曲中的I did it my way(我走我的路),亦成为家传户晓的座右铭。