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