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
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 figures
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase
and kissed his kids goodbye
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 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 blows 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 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? 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've thought? It figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny, funny way, of helping you out
Helping you out
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