I remember when I was a very little boy
Our house caught on fire
And 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
And out to the pavement
And I stood there shivering, in my pajamas
And I watched the whole world
Go up in flames
And it was over
I said to myself
Do any of you know what I said to myself?
Do you?
Do any of you know what I said to myself?
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 bring out the booze
And have a ball
If that's all there is
If that's all
But when I was twelve 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, in pink tights
Flew above our heads
And as I sat there watching
I had this feeling, you know this feeling?
That something was missing, you know?
I don't know what it was
But
When it was over
I said to myself
Do you know what I said to myself?
Do you know what I said to myself?
Do you know what I said to myself?
Do you know what I said to myself?
I said to myself
Is that all there is to a circus?
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 booze
And have a ball
If that's all there is
If that's all
And then, I fell in love
With the most wonderful girl in the world
We'd take long walks
Down by the river
Or just sit there for hours
Gazing into each others eyes
We were very much in love
Then one day
She went away
And I thought I'd die
But I didn't die
And when I didn't
I said to myself
You know what I said to myself?
You know what I said to myself?
You know what I said to myself?
Oh, what did I say to myself?
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 dancing
Let's bring out the booze
And have a ball
We'll, if that's all there is
If that's all
Well I know what you must be saying to yourselves
If that's the way he feels about it
Why doesn't he just end it all?
Oh no, not me
Oh, I'm not ready for that final disappointment
Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here on this stage
Talking to you tonight
That when that when that final moment comes
And I draw my final breath
I'll be saying to myself
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
You know what I'll be saying to myself?
I'll be saying to myself
Is that all there is to death?
Death
Death
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 booze
And have a ball
If that's all there is
If that's all
If that's all there is
If that's all there is