An old man turned 98He won the lottery and died the next dayIt's a black fly in your ChardonnayIt's a death row pardon two minutes too lateAnd isn't it ironic?Don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already paidIt's the good advice that you just didn't takeAnd who would've thought? It figures
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to flyHe packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbyeHe waited his whole damn life to take that flightAnd 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 dayIt's a free ride when you've already paidIt's the good advice that you just didn't takeAnd who would've thought? It figures
Well, life has a funny wayOf sneaking up on you when you think everything's okayAnd everything's going rightAnd life has a funny wayOf helping you out when you think everything's gone wrongAnd everything blows up in your face
A traffic jam when you're already lateA no-smoking sign on your cigarette breakIt's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knifeIt'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 ironicAnd, yeah, I really do think
It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already paidIt's the good advice that you just didn't takeAnd who would've thought? It figures
And, yeah, life has a funny wayOf sneaking up on youAnd life has a funny, funny wayOf helping you outHelping you out