“My Way” lyrics
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
“My Way”
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 that’s full
I 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, 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
[instrumental]
Yes, it was my way
Thanks to James Worman for correcting these lyrics.
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Writer(s): Paul Anka, Claude François
Paul Anka wrote the lyrics for this song based on a French song called “Comme d’habitude”, recorded by Claude Francois in 1967. Anka heard it in France and wrote “My Way” when he returned to New York. He gave it to Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on the 30th of December 1968.
Despite being the signature song for Frank Sinatra, he didn’t like it actually, and said in his later years about it as “a Paul Anka pop hit which became a kind of national anthem”.
In the UK, this song entered the charts six times between 1970-1971 becoming the song with the longest stay on the chart.
Elvis Presley performed “My Way” live in the end of his career. His live version of it was released as a single after his death in 1977.
Je me lèveEt je te bouscule
Tu ne te réveilles pas
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Comme d’habitude
Sur toi je remonte le drap
J’ai peur que tu aies froid
Comme d’habitude
Ma main caresse tes cheveux
Presque malgré moi
Comme d’habitude
Mais toi tu me tournes le dos
Comme d’habitude
Alors je m’habille très vite
Je sors de la chambre
Comme d’habitude
Tout seul je bois mon café
Je suis en retard
Comme d’habitude
Sans bruit je quitte la maison
Tout est gris dehors
Comme d’habitude
J’ai froid, je relève mon col
Comme d’habitude
Comme d’habitude
Toute la journée
Je vais jouer à faire semblant
Comme d’habitude
Je vais sourire
Comme d’habitude
Je vais même rire
Comme d’habitude
Enfin je vais vivre
Comme d’habitude
Et puis le jour s’en ira
Moi je reviendrai
Comme d’habitude
Tu seras sortie
Et pas encore rentrée
Comme d’habitude
Tout seul j’irai me coucher
Dans ce grand lit froid
Comme d’habitude
Mes larmes, je les cacherai
Comme d’habitude
Comme d’habitude
Même la nuit
Je vais jouer à faire semblant
Comme d’habitude
Tu rentreras
Comme d’habitude
Je t’attendrai
Comme d’habitude
Tu me souriras
Comme d’habitude
Comme d’habitude
Tu te déshabilleras
Comme d’habitude
Tu te coucheras
Comme d’habitude
On s’embrassera
Comme d’habitude
Songwriters: Gilles Thibaut / Claude François / Jacques Revaux
Comme D’Habitude lyrics © Warner Chappell Music France, Jeune Musique Editions