Hey, yeah, yeah
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey

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
And who would've thought? It figures

Mister Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye-ye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down, 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

Oh, life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay
And everything's going right
Oh, 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
And who would've thought? It figures

Yeah, life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way
Of helping you out
Helping you out