Is That All There Is Lyrics

Is That All There Is lyrics

IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
Peggy Lee

SPOKEN:
I remember when I was a
very little girl, our house caught on fire.
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 out to the pavement.
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"

SUNG:
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 12 years old, my father took me to a
circus, the greatest show on earth.
There were clowns and elephants and
dancing bears.
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our
heads.
And so I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle.
I had the
feeling that something was missing.
I don't know what, but when it was
over,
I said to myself, "is that all there is to a
circus?

SUNG:
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:
Then I fell in
love, head over heels in love, with the most wonderful boy in the world.
We
would take long walks by the river or just sit for hours gazing into each
other's eyes.
We were so very much in love.
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?"

SUNG:
Is that all there is, is that all there
is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep
dancing

SPOKEN:
I know what you must be saying to yourselves,
if
that's the way she feels about it why doesn't she just end it all?
Oh, no,
not me. I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment,
for I know just as
well as I'm standing here talking to you,
when that final moment comes and
I'm breathing my lst breath, I'll be saying to myself

SUNG:
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