Lyric Is that all there is ?

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 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?
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 standing 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 is