My Way (Comme d'Habitude) - Francois/Jaques Revaux/arr. Marcel Peeters

The French song Comme d'Habitude was composed by the French singer Claude François, shortly after the star had broken his relation with singer France Gall. The song was arranged by David Whitaker in 1967 and became Claude François's biggest hit.

The English version by Paul Anka turned it into an inter-national hit. The versions by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Sex Pistols (to name just a few) increased the immense popularity of song which became an evergreen.

[TobyMcBrown]

The best Arrangement for windband i‘ve heard of this Song!! Congrats!!

[TheMarcHicks]

Someone's cutting onions in here....I'm sure of it!!!!

[gesp]

Prachtig en heel natuurlijk arrangement -

[jeonwi]

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

Yes, it was my way