Is That All There Is?

Lyrics

[Verse] I remember when I was a little girl My mother set the house on fire She was like that I'll never forget the look on my father's face As he dragged me out of the building and onto 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?" [Chorus] Is that all there is? Is that all there is? If that's all thеre is, my friends Then lеt's keep dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is [Verse] And when I was sixteen years old I went to my first night club - I was really excited And there were bored looking bankers dancing with beautiful models And there were boys with dyed hair in spandex T-shirts dancing with each other And as I sat there watching I felt that something was missing – I don't know what But when I hit home, I said to myself Is that all there is to a disco? [Chorus] 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 [Verse] And then I fell in love with the most wonderful boy in Manhattan We'd take long walks down by the river And he'd beat me black and blue and I loved it I'd have killed for that guy But then one day, James went away 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? [Chorus] 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 [Saxophone solo with laughing, cuckoo clocks and breaking glass] [Bridge] I know what you must be saying to yourselves: "If she feels that way about it Why doesn't she just slit her throat and shut up?" Oh no, not me. I'm not ready for that kind of a come down Cuz I know just as well as I'm standing here talking at you That when the final moment comes, when I'm breathing my last I'll be saying to myself [Chorus] 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 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 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 bring out the 'ludes and have a ball Cuz that's all there is 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