An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
Itโs a black fly in your Chardonnay
Itโs a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isnโt it ironic, donโt you think
Itโs like rain on your wedding day
Itโs a free ride when youโve already paid
Itโs the good advice that you just didnโt take
Who wouldโve thought, it figures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
โWell, isnโt this nice.โ
And isnโt it ironic, l donโt you think
Itโs like rain on your wedding day
Itโs a free ride when youโve already paid
Itโs the good advice that you just didnโt take
Who wouldโve thought, it figures
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everythingโs okay and everythingโs going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everythingโs gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when youโre already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Itโs like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
Itโs meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isnโt it ironic, donโt you think
A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think
Itโs like rain on your wedding day
Itโs a free ride when youโve already paid
Itโs the good advice that you just didnโt take
Who wouldโve thought, it figures
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny way of helping you out
Helping you out.