I remember when I was a girl
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Our house caught on fire
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And I'll never forget the look on my father's face
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As he gathered me in his arms
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And raced to the burning building out on the pavement.
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And I stood there shivering
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And watched the whole world go up in flames
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And when it was all over
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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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If that's all there is, my friends, 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 twelve years old
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My daddy took me to the circus
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The greatest show on earth
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And there were clowns
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And elephants
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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
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I had the feeling that something was missing
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I don't know what
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But when it was all over
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I said to myself
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¡°Is that all there is to the circus?¡±
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Is that all there is?
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If that's all there is, my friends, 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 then I fell in love
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With the most wonderful boy in the world
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We'd take long walks down by the river
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Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes
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We were so very much in love.
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And then one day
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He went away
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And I thought I'd die
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But I didn't
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And when I didn't
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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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If that's all there is, my friends, 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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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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Then why doesn't she just end it all
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Oh no. not me. I'm not ready for the final disappointment
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'Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you
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That when that final moment comes
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And I'm breathing my last breath
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I know what 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, 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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Is that all there is ?
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| Polly Jean Harvey |
