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 to late
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
who would have 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 damn life just to take that flight
and as the plane crashed down he thouht "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
who would have thought... it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
when you think everything is 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 are 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 like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
and isn t it ironic... don t you think?
a little too ironic... and 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
who would have thought... it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
life has a funny, funny way of helping you out -- helping you out