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I remember when I was a very little girl, our house caught on fire |
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I'll never forget the look on my father's face |
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As he gathered me up in his arms |
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And raced through the burning building out to the pavement |
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I stood there shivering in my pajamas |
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And watched the whole world go up in flames |
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And when it was all over I said to myself |
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Is that all there is to a fire? |
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Is that all there is? |
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Is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is, my friends |
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Then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |
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And when I was 12 years old, my father took me to the circus |
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The greatest show on earth |
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There were clowns and elephants and dancing bears |
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And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads |
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And as I sat there watching the marvelous spectacle |
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I had the feeling that something was missing |
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I don't know what, but when it was over I said to myself |
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Is that all there is to a circus? |
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Is that all there is? |
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Is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is, my friends |
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Then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |
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Then I fell in love, head over heels |
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And love with the most wonderful boy in the world |
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We would take long walks by the river |
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Or just sit for hours gazing, gazing into each other's eyes |
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We were so very much in love |
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Then one day, he went away |
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And I thought I'd die, but I didn't |
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And when I didn't, I said to myself |
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Is that all there is to love? |
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Is that all there is? |
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Is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is, my friends |
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Then let's keep dancing |
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I know what you must be saying to yourselves |
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If that's the way she feels about it |
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Why doesn't she just end it all? Oh, no, not me |
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I'm in no hurry for that final disappointment |
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For I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you |
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When that final moment comes |
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And I'm breathing my last breath |
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I'll be saying to myself |
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Is that all there is? |
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Is that all there is? |
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If that's all there is, my friends |
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Then let's keep dancing |
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Let's break out the booze and have a ball |
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If that's all there is |
