An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
Itīs a black fly in your Chardonnay
Itīs a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isnīt it ironic . . . donīt you think

Chorus:
Itīs like rain on your wedding day
Itīs a free ride when youīve already paid
Itīs the good advice that you just didnīt take
Who would īve 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 isnīt this nice . . .
And isnīt it ironic . . . donīt you think

Repeat chorus

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everythingīs okay and everythingīs going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everythingīs gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when youīre already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Itīs like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
Itīs meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isnīt it ironic . . . donīt you think
A little too ironic . . . and yeah I really do think . . .

Repeat chorus

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out