Applause Strouse and Adams, Applause

What is it that we're living for?
Applause, Applause,
Nothing I know , brings on the glow
Like sweet applause.

You're thinking you're through,
That nobody cares,
Then suddenly, you
Hear it starting!

And somehow you're in charge again,
And it's a ball,
Trumpets all sing, life seems in swing,
And you're the king of it all, 'cause
You've had a taste of the sound that says, Love
Applause, Applause, Applause



What is it that we're living for?
Applause, Applause,
Nothing I know , brings on the glow
Like sweet applause.

You're catching the flu,
Your bank account's bare,
You're lonely and blue,
Then you hear it!

And all at once you know again,
What life is for
Cares disappear, soon as you hear,
That happy audience roar, 'cause
You've had a taste of the sound that says, Love
Applause, Applause, Applause