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...

The phone rings, Mr. Sinatra on the phone. He says, ‘Kid! Listen to this.’ Took the phone, put it up to the speaker. I heard ‘My Way’ for the first time and I started crying.

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 …

For what is a man, what has he got? The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!

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 not To …

I never cared for Frank Sinatra or his music until I reached six decades of life. Now I see the truth and richness of his music. I guess 'That's Life.'

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“My Way” is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to the music of the French song “Comme d’habitude” co-composed and co-written (with Jacques …

As a musician I have had to play this stupid song behind too many bozos who think they are Frank Sinatras, and they get so serious and dramatic that it embarrasses me.

I did it my way". For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught.