Lyrics to
My Way

This version of My Way was released by Sex Pistols in 1979.

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And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
You cunt, I’m not a queer
I’ll state my case of which I’m certain
I’ve lived a life that’s full
And each and every highway
And that, 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
I saw it through without exemption
I’ve planned each charted course
Each careful step along the highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

There were times,
I’m sure you knew
When there was fuck, fuck
Fuck all else to do
But through it all,
When there was doubt
I shot it up or kicked it out
I faced ’em all and the world
And did it my way

I’ve loved and been a snide
I’ve had my fill, my share of losing
And now the tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think, I killed a cat
And might I say not in the die way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way

For what is a brat,
What has he got
When he wears hats and he cannot
Say the things he truly feels
But only the words
Of one who kneels
The record shows,
I’ve stuffed a bloke
And did it my way

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Sex Pistols has released many songs over the years besides My Way. Sex Pistols released songs from 1977 to 1979 spanning across albums like Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols, and The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Sex Pistols.

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About Lyrics and My Way by Sex Pistols

The lyrics for My Way are defined as the words making up the song released by Sex Pistols in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to My Way have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Sex Pistols and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to My Way by Sex Pistols if you think through it. 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 Sex Pistols. 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 Sex Pistols 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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