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?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, it figuresMr. 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?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, it figuresWell 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 faceA 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 thinkIt’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, it figuresLife has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out