Ironic (capo 4th)
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1. An old man turned ninety-eight,
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he won the lottery and died the next day.
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It's a black fly in your Chardonnay,
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it's a death row pardon two minutes too late
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And isn't it ironic, don't
you think?
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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,
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it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.
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It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't
take,
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and who would have thought, it figures?
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2. Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly,
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he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye.
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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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And isn't it ironic, don't
you think?
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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,
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it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.
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It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't
take,
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and who would have thought, it figures?
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Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you,
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when you
think everything is okay, and everything's going right.
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And
life has a funny way of helping you out when you think
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everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face.
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3. 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 like meeting the man of my dreams,
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and
then meeting his beautiful wife.
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And isn't it ironic, don't
you think?
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A
little too ironic, and, yeah, I
really do think.
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It's like ra...in on your wedding day,
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Em
it's a free ri...de when you've already paid.
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Em
It's the good adv...ice that you just didn't
take,
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and who would have thought, it figures?
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Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you.
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Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out, helping you out.
(Alanis Morissette)