This article was published in Malaya, July 21, 2005 edition, page A5
And now, the end is near,
[Cory to Arroyo – Resign!
Susan to Arroyo – Resign!
Makati Business Club to Arroyo – Resign!
Cabinet Members to Arroyo – Resign!
Liberal Party to Arroyo – Resign!
De La Salle University to Arroyo – Resign!
Other universities to Arroyo – Resign!
Surveys – Arroyo Resign!]
And so I face the final curtain.
[Resignation or impeachment/]
My friend, I’ll say it clear,I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain.
[Yun dagdag, yun dagdag. But I was only still protecting my votes even though the counting was over. They are assassinating my character like they assassinated Ninoy!]
I’ve lived a life that’s full.I’ve traveled each and ev’ry 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 apologize for a lapse in judgment and only that.]
I did what I had to doAnd saw it through without exemption.
[I emptied the treasury to finance my campaign,I reappointed Garci many times,I called Garci many times,I exiled my husband,I fired Cabinet members who were going to resign anyway,I played the secession/civil war card,I played the Charter change card,I played the Chavit tapes card.I spent my way in; why not now so I can stay in?Huh? What deficit?]
I planned each charted course;Each careful step along the byway,But more, much more than this,
[Because there are more things you’ll never know about….]
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knewWhen I bit off more than I could chew.
[My husband, my son and my brother-in-law.And I didn’t trust anyone to pass my messages to Garci, so I made the calls myself.]
But through it all, when there was doubt,I ate it up and spit it out.
[I exiled my husband and fired my Cabinet. Now Garci is missing.]
I faced it all and I stood tall;
[No comment.]
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;
[Lied, cheated and stole.]
And may I say, not in a shy way,
[Kapalmuks talaga ako.]
No, oh, no, not me,
[Oh? Sino pa kaya?]
I did it my way.
For what is a (wo)man, what has (s)he got?
[Bunye, Defensor, Tiglao, Ermita, Ramos, Lakas, Kampi and the Sulo Hotel Boys.]
If not (her)self, then (s)he has naught.
[Pichay is naught.]
To say the things (s)he truly feels;And not the words of one who kneels.
[I will never resign.]
The record shows I took the blowsAnd did it my way!
[Yes, it was my way.Or the highway, and very soon.]
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