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
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 twelve years old,
my father took me to a 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 so I sat there watching
the marvelous spectacle
I had the feeling that
something was missing
I don't know what, but when it was over
I said to myself, "is that
all there is to a 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
Then I fell in love, head over
heels in love, with the most
wonderful boy in the world
We would take long walks by the
river or just sit for hours
gazing into each other's eyes
We were so very much in love
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 dancing
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 in no hurry
for that final disappointment
for I know just as well as I'm
standing here talking to you
when that final moment comes
and I'm breathing my first
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
