Is That All There Is?

Lyrics

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?" [Chorus] Is that all there is? Is that all there is? Is that all there is 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 12 years old My father took me to the circus The greatest show on earth There were clowns and elephants, and dancing bears And a beautiful lady flew high above us in pink tights And as I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle I had the feeling that something was missing I don't know But when it was all over I said to myself "Is that all there is to the circus?" [Chorus] Is that all there is? Is that all there is? Is that 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 go for long walks Or just sit for hours and gaze into each other's eyes We were 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... 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 And when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath I'll be saying to myself [Chorus] 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