Isn't It Ironic
Alanis Morissette

An old man turned 98

He won the lottery and died the next day

It's a black fly in your chardonnay

It's a death row pardon, two minutes too late

And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?


It's like rain, on your wedding day

It's a free ride, when you've already paid

It's the good advice, that you just didn't take

And who would've thought it figures?


Mr. Play-It-Safe, was afraid to fly

He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life, to take that flight

And as the plane crashed down he thought, Well, isn't this nice?

And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?


It's like rain, on your wedding day

It's a free ride, when you've already paid

It's the good advice, that you just didn't take

And who would've thought it figures?


Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything's okay and everything's going right

And life has a funny way of helping you out

When you think everything's gone wrong

And everything blows up in your face


A traffic jam, when you're already late

A no smoking sign on your cigarette break

It's like ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife

It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife

And isn't it ironic? Don't you think?

A little too ironic? Yeah, I really do think


It's like rain, on your wedding day

It's a free ride, when you've already paid

It's the good advice, that you just didn't take

And who would've thought it figures?


Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

And life has a funny, funny way, of helping you out

Helping you out


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