Ironic

Alanis Morissette

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