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My Way

Words & Music by Gilles Thibault, Claude François, Jacques Reveaux<

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My Way

Words & Music by Gilles Thibault, Claude François, Jacques Reveaux

Lyrics:

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 exeption

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
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 fails, 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 not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

More info:

My Way was written by Gilles Thibault, Claude François, and Jacques Reveaux in 1967, using the French title, Comme d'Habitude. On a rainy day in Las Vegas in 1969, Paul Anka remembered the French melody he had heard while in France. He wrote English lyrics to the melody, with Frank Sinatra in mind. Sinatra recorded My Way (Reprise 734) and had a million-seller with it in 1969. The song peaked at #27 on the Hot 100 chart. Sinatra's recording was on the British charts for 122 weeks - a record for that country. The next year, Brook Benton had a rhythm & blues hit with My Way (Cotillion 44072), reaching #25.

Elvis sang My Way on his 1973 TV special, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii, and his 1977 TV special, Elvis In Concert. A version from the latter special, recorded on June 21, 1977, at Rapid City, South Dakota, was used for the single release. My Way reached #22 during its 12 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. It peaked at #6 on the Easy-Listening chart. Sales of the single exceeded one million copies. The 1981 documentary This Is Elvis featured My Way on the soundtrack.


Lyrics:	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 exeption I planned each charted course Each careful step along the byway Oh, and more, much more than this I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know 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 fails, 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 not To say the words he truly feels And not the words he would reveal The record shows I took the blows And did it my way The record shows I took the blows And did it my way

More info:		My Way was written by Gilles Thibault, Claude François, and Jacques Reveaux in 1967, using the French title, Comme d'Habitude. On a rainy day in Las Vegas in 1969, Paul Anka remembered the French melody he had heard while in France. He wrote English lyrics to the melody, with Frank Sinatra in mind. Sinatra recorded My Way (Reprise 734) and had a million-seller with it in 1969. The song peaked at #27 on the Hot 100 chart. Sinatra's recording was on the British charts for 122 weeks - a record for that country. The next year, Brook Benton had a rhythm & blues hit with My Way (Cotillion 44072), reaching #25. Elvis sang My Way on his 1973 TV special, Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii, and his 1977 TV special, Elvis In Concert. A version from the latter special, recorded on June 21, 1977, at Rapid City, South Dakota, was used for the single release. My Way reached #22 during its 12 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. It peaked at #6 on the Easy-Listening chart. Sales of the single exceeded one million copies. The 1981 documentary This Is Elvis featured My Way on the soundtrack.