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 shit
I traveled each and ev'ry Cricket Ground
And more, much more than this, I did it Nans way
Regrets, I've had a few
The Sprinker, deserves a mention
I did what I had to do , I saw it through I had exemption
I planned each wicket, each careful turn along India's highway
And more, much more than this, I did it Nans way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
And through it all, when there was doubt
I got ate it up and spat out
I faced it all and I stood small and did it Nans 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 unamusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,
"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it Nans way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
The right to say the things he feels and the words of one who kneels
The record shows I could not the blows and did it Nans way!
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