P.j. Harvey - Is That All There Is? Lyrics
I remember when I was a girlOur house caught on fireAnd i'll never forget the look on my father's faceAs he gathered me in his armsAnd raced to the burning building out on the pavementAnd I stood there shiveringAnd watched the whole world go up in flamesAnd when it was all overI 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 dancingLet's break out the booze and have a ballIf that's all there isAnd when I was twelve years oldMy daddy took me to the circusThe greatest show on earthAnd there were clownsAnd elephantsDancing bears,And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our headsAnd as I sat there watchingI had the feeling that something was missingI don't know whatBut when it was all overI said to myself" Is that all there is to the circus ? "Is that all there is?If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancingLet's break out the booze and have a ballIf that's all there isAnd then I fell in loveWith the most wonderful boy in the worldWe'd take long walks down by the riverOr just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyesWe were so very much in loveAnd then one dayHe went awayAnd I thought i'd dieBut I didn'tAnd when I didn'tI 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 keepI know what you must be saying to yourselvesIf that's the way she feels about itThen why doesn't she just end it allOh no. not me. i'm not ready for the final disappointment'Cause I know just as well as i'm standing here talking to youThat when that final moment comesAnd i'm breathing my last breathI know what 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 dancingLet's break out the booze and have a ballIf that's all there is
