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 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 good-bye 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