Elvis Presley’in sevdiğim şarkılarından “My Way”. Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite albümü içinde yer alan şarkının çıkış tarihi 1973 olsada ben kendisi ile tanışalı çok olmadı. Bu şarkı benim için hayatı tüm kalbiyle yaşayabilmenin şarkısı. Acısı tatlısı, eksiği tamamı, tüm kusurları ve hassasiyetiyle seçimlerine sahip çıkmanın şarkısı. İşte şarkının sözleri:
“My Way”
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 byway
Oh, 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
Oh, 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 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 naught
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way