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