Songwriter: Alanis Morissette Glen Ballard
[Intro]
Hi-ya-da-ee
Ya-ya-di-ya, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
An old man turned 98
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
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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?"
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay
And everything's going right
And, yeah, well, life has a funny way of helping you out
When you think everything's gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face
[Verse 3]
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 meeting his beautiful husband, so many times
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
A little too ironic
And, yeah, I really, really, really, really think
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Ya-da-da-ee, ya-da-da-ya
Hey, oh, woah
Ya-da-da-ee, ya-ya-da-ya
Hey, oh, woah
Hi-ya-da-ee
Ya-ya-di-ya, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
An old man turned 98
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
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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?"
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay
And everything's going right
And, yeah, well, life has a funny way of helping you out
When you think everything's gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face
[Verse 3]
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 meeting his beautiful husband, so many times
[Pre-Chorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
A little too ironic
And, yeah, I really, really, really, really think
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
Ya-da-da-ee, ya-da-da-ya
Hey, oh, woah
Ya-da-da-ee, ya-ya-da-ya
Hey, oh, woah
Jagged Little Pill (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
- Ironic
- Hands Clean (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Head Over Feet (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Ironic (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Mary Jane (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Not The Doctor (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Perfect (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Right Through You (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Thank U (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Uninvited (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Wake Up (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- You Learn (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- You Oughta Know (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Hand In My Pocket (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- Forgiven (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- All I Really Want (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
- You Oughta Know
- All I Really Want
- Perfect
- Hand in My Pocket
- Right Through You
- Forgiven
- You Learn
- Head Over Feet
- Mary Jane
- Not the Doctor
- Wake Up
- You Oughta Know (Jimmy the Saint Blend)
- Your House (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)