Lyrics to
My Way

This version of My Way was released by Elvis Presley in 1973.

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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 exception

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

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Elvis Presley has released many songs over the years besides My Way. Elvis Presley released songs from 1956 to 2003 spanning across albums like Elvis '56, Elvis Presley, Loving You, Elvis' Christmas Album, Jailhouse Rock, Elvis' Golden Records, King Creole, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, A Date With Elvis, For LP Fans Only, G.I. Blues, Elvis Is Back!, His Hand In Mine, Blue Hawaii, Something For Everybody, Pot Luck, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3, It Happened At The World's Fair, Fun In Acapulco, Kissin' Cousins, Roustabout, Harum Scarum, Girl Happy, Elvis For Everyone, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Spinout, Frankie And Johnny, Clambake, Double Trouble, How Great Thou Art, Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4, Elvis (NBC TV Special), Speedway, Back In Memphis, From Elvis In Memphis, Elvis Sings Flaming Star, Elvis In Person At The International Hotel, Almost In Love, Let's Be Friends, That's The Way It Is, On Stage, C'mon Everybody, Love Letters From Elvis, Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old), I Got Lucky, Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas, He Touched Me, Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden, Elvis Now, Elvis '73, Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake, Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite, Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis, Good Times, Today, Promised Land, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, Moody Blue, ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits, and ELVIIS: 2nd to None. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Elvis Presley.

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About Lyrics and My Way by Elvis Presley

The lyrics to My Way are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Presley in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to My Way are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Presley and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for My Way back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to My Way by Elvis Presley in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to My Way" means the words set to the music of My Way, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Presley. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to My Way and the lyrics to My Way are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Presley who came here looking just for the lyrics to My Way, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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