Alanis Morissette - Ironic

ALANIS MORISSETTE

IRONIC

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 dead 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

Who would have thought? It figures

Mister play-it-safe was afraid to fly

He packed his suitcase

and kissed his kids goodbye

He waited his whole damn life

just 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 have thought... it figures

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 blow up in your face

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 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,

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

And 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

JAGGED LITTLE PILL

(1995)