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 onto the pavement and I stood there in my pyjamas watching the whole world go up in flames and as I sat there shivering 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 then when I was twelve years old my daddy took me to the circus, the greatest show on earth there were dancing bears, and elephants, and a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our head but as I sat there watching I had the feeling that something was missing, i don't know what but as I sat there 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 just 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 For just as sure as I'm standing here talking to you I know when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last I'll be saying to myself