Interpret:

Alanis Morissette

Album:

MTV Unplugged

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
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'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
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...
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've 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