I remember when I was a girl
Our house caught on fire
And I'll never forget the look
on my father's face
As he gathered me in his arms
And raced to the burning building
out on the pavement
And I stood there shivering
And watched the whole world
go up in flames
And when it was all over
I said to myself
"Is that all there is to a fire?"
Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends,
then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze
and have a ball
If that's all there is
And when I was twelve years old
My daddy took me to
the circus
The greatest show on earth
And there were clowns
And elephants
Dancing bears,
And a beautiful lady in pink tights
flew high above our heads
And as I sat there watching
I had the feeling that something was missing
I don't know what
But when it was all over
I said to myself
"Is that all there is to the circus?"
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends,
then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze
and have a ball
If that's all there is
And then I fell in love
With the most wonderful
boy in the world
We'd take long walks
down by the river
Or just sit for hours gazing in
to each other's eyes
We were so very much in love
And then one day
He went away
And I thought I'd die
But I didn't
And when I didn't
I said to myself
"Is that all there is to love?"
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends,
then let's keep
I know what you must be
saying to yourselves
If that's the way she feels
about it
Then why doesn't she just end it all
Oh no. not me. I'm not ready
for the final disappointment
'Cause I know just as well as I'm stand
ing here talking to you
That when that final moment comes
And I'm breathing my last breath
I know what I'll be saying
to myself
"Is that all there is?"
Is that all there is?
If that's all there is, my friends,
then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze
and have a ball
If that's all there i