Ironic

Morissette Alanis

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An old man turned ninety-eight
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He won the lottery and died the next day
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It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
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It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
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Isn't it ironic... don't you think

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It's like rain   on your wedding day
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It's a free ride  when you've already paid
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It's the good advi-ice   that you just didn't take
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Who would've thought... it figures

Verse Two
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
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

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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

Verse Three
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... and yeah I really do think...

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Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out