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I remember when I was a little girl, our house caught on fire |
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I'll never forget the look on my father's face as he gathered me up |
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In his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement |
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And I stood there shivering in my pajamas |
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And watched the whole world go up in flames |
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And when it was all over I said to myself |
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"Is that all there is to a fire?" |
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Is that all there is, is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |
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And when I was 12 years old, my daddy took me to the circus |
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The greatest show on earth |
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There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears |
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And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads |
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And as I sat there watching |
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I had the feeling that something was missing |
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I don't know what, but when it was all over |
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I said to myself, "Is that all there is to the circus?" |
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Is that all there is, is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |
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And then I fell in love |
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With the most wonderful boy in the world |
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We'd take long walks down by the river, or just sit for hours |
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Gazing into each other's eyes, we were so very much in love |
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And then one day, he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't |
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And when I didn't, I said to myself, "Is that all there is to love?" |
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Is that all there is, is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep |
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I know what you must be saying to yourselves |
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If that's the way she feels about it, why doesn't she just end it all? |
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Oh, no, not me, I'm not ready for that final disappointment |
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'Cause I know, just as well as I'm standing here talking to you |
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That when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath |
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I'll be saying to myself |
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Is that all there is, is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |