| I remember when I was a little girl, our house caught on fire | |
| I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up | |
| In his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement | |
| And I stood there shivering in my pajamas | |
| 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 12 years old, my daddy took me to the circus | |
| The greatest show on earth | |
| There were clowns and elephants and 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, 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 into 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, 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, why doesn't she just end it all? | |
| Oh, no, not me, I'm not ready for that final disappointment | |
| 'Cause I know, just as well as I'm standing here talking to you | |
| That when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath | |
| 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 is |