IRONIC (Alanis Morissette)

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An old man turned ninety-eight / He won the lottery
and died the next day
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It's a black fly in your chardonnay / It's a death row pardon two minutes to late
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Isn't it ironic...
don't you... think
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It's like rain
on your wedding day
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It's a free ride
when you've already paid
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It's the good advice
that you just didn't take
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Who would've thought... it figures
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Mr. play it safe / was afraid to fly
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He packed his suit.....case and kissed his kids good-bye
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He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight
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And as the plane crashed down
he thought "well isn't this nice..."
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Isn't it ironic...
don't you think
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It's like rain
on your wedding day
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It's a free ride
when you've already paid
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It's the good advice
that you just didn't take
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Who would've thought... it figures
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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

when you think everything is okay
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and everything's going right
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And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong
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and everything blows up in your face

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A traffic jam when you're already late
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A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
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it's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
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it's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
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Isn't it ironic...
don't you think
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A little to ironic...
yeah I really do think

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It's like rain
on your wedding day
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It's a free ride
when you've already paid
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It's the good advice
that you just didn't take
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Who would've thought... it figures

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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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And life has a funny, funny way
of helping you out... helping you out