I remember when i was a girl Our house caught on fire And i'll never forget the look on my father's face As he gathered me in his arms And raced to the burning building out on the pavement And I stood there shivering 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
And when I was twelve years old My daddy took me to the circus The greatest show on earth And there were clowns And elephants Dancing bears, And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
And as I sat there watching I had the feeling that something was missing I don't know what But when it was all over I 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 dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
And then I fell in love With the most wonderful boy in the world We'd take long walks down by the river Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes We were so very much in love
And 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 ? "
Is that all there is? If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep
I know what you must be saying to yourselves If that's the way she feels about it Then why doesn't she just end it all Oh no. not me. i'm not ready for the final disappointment 'Cause I know just as well as i'm standing here talking to you That when that final moment comes And i'm breathing my last breath I 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 dancing Let's break out the booze and have a ball If that's all there is
Catherine liked high places High up on the hills A place for making noises Noises like the Whales Here she built a chapel with Her image on the wall A place where she could rest and A place where she could wash and listen to the wind blow She dreamt of children's voices And torture on the wheel Patron-Saint of nothing A woman of the hills She once was a lady Of pleasure, and high-born A lady of the city But now she sits and moans and listens to the wind blow I see her in her chapel High up on a hill She must be so lonely Oh Mother, can't we give A husband to our Catherine? A handsome one, a dear A rich one for the lady Someone to listen with
Threw my bad fortune Of the top of A tall building I'd rather have done it with you Your boy's smile Five in the morning Looked into your eyes And I was really in love
In Chinatown Hung over You showed me Just what I could do Talking about Time travel And the meaning Just what it was worth
And I feel like Some bird of paradise My bad fortune slipping away And I feel the Innocence of a child Everybody's got something good to say
Things I once thought Unbelievable In my life Have all taken place When we walked through Little Italy I saw my reflection Come right of your face
I paint pictures To remember You're too beautiful To put into words Like a gypsy You dance in circles All around me And all over the world
And I feel like Some bird of paradise My bad fortune slipping away And I feel the Innocence of a child Everybody's got something good to say
So I take my Good fortune And I fantasize Of our leaving Like some modern-day Gypsy landslide Like some modern day Bonnie and Clyde
My first name Angelene Prettiest mess you've ever seen Love for money is my sin Any man calls, I'll let him in Rose is my colour, and white Pretty mouth and green my eyes I see men come and go But there'll be one who will collect my soul and come to me Two-thousand miles away He walks upon the coast Two-thousand miles away It lays open like a road Dear God, life ain't kind People getting born and dying But I've heard there's joy untold Lays on that open road in front of me My first name is Angelene
