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All There is is from the album Cole Porter’s Blues with music composed by Michel Ackermann & performed with his jazz band and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas.
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The songs from Cole Porter’s Blues are available download at i-Tunes HERE.
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All There is Lyrics
I heard the king died on the throne
For sure he died there all alone
Hear what was wrote on his head-stone
Can this be all there is?
Can this be all there is?
Fortune and fame was what he craved
He prayed a lot but wasn’t saved
And it still calls out from the grave
Can this be all there is?
Can this be all there is?
No one can have it all
One day you’re forced to quit
You may be bound to fall
Way down into the pit
So when you hear the call
You’ll have to answer this
Can this be all
Can this be all there is?
The champ was beaten black and blue
He bit off more than he could chew
They say he got what he was due
Can this be all there is?
Can this be all there is?
He climbed as high as he could go
Up with the stars he brightly glowed
But then he fell, it went to show
This can’t be all there is?
This can’t be all there is?
No one can have it all
One day you’re forced to quit
You may be bound to fall
Way down into the pit
So when you hear the call
You’ll have to answer this
Can this be all
Can this be all there is?
As I made love with Mary Jane
At a bus stop in the cold rain
She shouted out as the bus came
Can this be all there is?
Can this be all there is?
I’ve loved and lost much through the years
But I can smile coz I’m still here
I still am wand’ring through the tears
Can this be all there is?
Can this be all there is?
No one can have it all
One day you’re forced to quit
You may be bound to fall
Way down into the pit
So when you hear the call
You’ll have to answer this
Can this be all
Can this be all there is?
Paul Robert Thomas
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