[Verse 1] Now the final hour is here And I must face the closing chapter My friend, I'll make it clear I'll tell the story of my journey I've walked a road so long I've crossed so many distant highways And more, far more than this I chose my own way [Verse 2] I've carried some regrets But there are few I need to speak of I did what I believed And followed through without surrender I mapped each winding road And took each step along the hard way And more, far more than this I chose my own way [Chorus] Yes, there were moments, you surely knew When I reached for more than I could do But through the storm, when fear was near I faced the truth and held it here I fought it all, and stood up tall And chose my own way [Verse 3] I've loved, I've smiled, I've cried I've known the joy and pain of losing And now the tears have dried I look back on it all with wonder To think I've come this far And I can say it without hiding Oh no, oh no, not me I chose my own way [Chorus] For what is a man, what does he own? If he can't stand and face his own To speak the words that live inside And never let his truth be denied The years have shown I took the blows And chose my own way [Outro] Yes, I walked my own way
