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Artist: Alanis Morissette
Track: Ironic

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Hey, I, I
Yeah, ah, ah
Yeah, I

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

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
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
And 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
And who would've thought? It figures

And yeah, well, life has a funny way
Of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny, funny way
Of helping you out
Helping you out
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Alanis Morissette "Ironic": Hey, yeah, yeah Yeah, ah-ah-ah, yeah An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery, and died th...
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette was born on June 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Canada. At age 6, she began taking piano lessons, and by the time she was 9, she was writing her own songs. When she
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Alanis Morissette - Ironic Lyrics
Lyrics for Ironic by Alanis Morissette. An old man turned 98 He won the lottery and died the next day It′s a black fly in your Cha...
Alanis Morissette - Ironic translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Ironic by Alanis Morissette. An old man turned 98 He won the lottery and died the next day It′s a black fly in your Cha...
Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette?
“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette was produced by Glen Ballard.
Q:When did Alanis Morissette release “Ironic”?
Alanis Morissette released “Ironic” on February 27, 1996.
Q:When did Alanis Morissette release “Ironic (Acoustic)”?
Alanis Morissette released “Ironic (Acoustic)” on June 13, 2005.
Q:When did Alanis Morissette release Ironic - Single?
Alanis Morissette released Ironic - Single on April 1, 1996.
Q:When did Alanis Morissette release Ironic - Single 2?
Alanis Morissette released Ironic - Single 2 on April 2, 1996.
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