Is That All There Is?

[Spoken:]

I remember when I was a little girl,

my mother set the house on fire.

She was like that.

I'll never forget the look on my

father's face as he dragged me

out of the building and onto the pavement.

And I stood there shivering in my pajamas

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.

[Spoken:]

And when I was 16 years old,

I went to my first nightclub,

I was really excited.

And there were bored-looking bankers

dancing with beautiful models.

And there were boys with dyed hair

and spandex t-shirts dancing with each other.

And as I sat there watching,

I felt like something was missing,

I don't know what.

But when I head home, I said to myself, 

"Is that all there is to a disco?"

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.

[Spoken:]

And then I fell in love

with the most wonderful boy in Manhattan.

We'd take long walks down by the river

and he'd beat me black and blue

and I loved it. 

I'd have killed for that guy. 

But then one day, James went away.

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?

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.  

[Spoken:]

I know what you must be saying to yourselves,

"If she feels that way about it,

why doesn't she just slit her throat and shut up?"

Oh, no, not me. 

I'm not ready for that kind of a comedown.

'Cause I know just as well 

as I'm standin' here talkin' at you

that when the final moment comes,

when I'm breathing my last, 

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.

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.

Isn't 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 ludes1 and have a ball

'cause that's all there is.

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.

1. Short for drugs called Quaaludes

• Artist:Cristina