And so I face the final curtain
My friends I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
And more much more than this
Regrets I've had a few but then again too few to mention
I saw it through without exemption
I planned each chartered course
And more much more than this
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
I've loved I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill my share of losing
May I say "not in a shy way"
For what is a woman what has she go
It not herself then she has not
To say the things she truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows