| *ironic* by alanis morissette |
| an old man turned ninety-eight 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 isn't it ironic... don't you think *chorus* 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 who would've thought... it figures mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye he waited his whole d--- life to take that flight and as the plane crashed down he thought, "well isn't this nice" and isn't ironic... don't you think *chorus* 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 10,000 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... oh yeah i really do think... *chorus* well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you and life has a funny funny way of helping you out helping you out |