Is That All There Is

I remember when I was a very small boy

Our house caught on fire

I never forgot the look on my father's face

As he gathered me up in his arms

And raced to the burning building out on the pavement

And as I stood there shivering in my pyjamas

And watched the whole world go up in flames

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

And bring out the booze

And have a ball

If that's all there is

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 for hours gazing into each other's eyes

We were so very much in love

And then one day she 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 dancing

And bring out the booze

And have a ball

If that's all there is

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

I'm not ready for that final disappointment

'Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you

That when that final moment comes

When I'm breathing my last breath

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

And bring out the booze

And have a ball

If that's all there is

Bring out the booze

Have us a ball

Bring out the booze