Is That All There Is?

If that's all there is
And watched the whole world go up in flames

I said to myself, "Is that all there is to the circus?"
And when I was 12 years old, my daddy took me to the circus
And then I fell in love
If that's the way she feels about it, why doesn't she just end it all?
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Is that all there is, is that all there is?
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Is that all there is, is that all there is?
And I stood there shivering in my pajamas

And when it was all over I said to myself
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep

Oh, no, not me, I'm not ready for that final disappointment
"Is that all there is to a fire?"
I know what you must be saying to yourselves
In his arms and raced through the burning building out to the pavement
Is that all there is, is that all there is?
Let's break out the booze and have a ball

'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
With the most wonderful boy in the world

If that's all there is
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
And then one day, he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't
We'd take long walks down by the river, or just sit for hours
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
And as I sat there watching
There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears

I had the feeling that something was missing
Is that all there is, is that all there is?
Gazing into each other's eyes, we were so very much in love
Let's break out the booze and have a ball

The greatest show on earth

And when I didn't, I said to myself, "Is that all there is to love?"

I don't know what, but when it was all over

I'll be saying to myself