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Ironic by Alanis Morisette

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 (1)______________ too late
Isn't it ironic, don't you think

It's (2)________ rain on (3)________ wedding day
It's a free (4)________ when you've (5)______________ paid
It's the good advice (6)________ you just didn't take
Who would've thought, it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He (7)____________ his (8)________________ and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take (9)________ flight
And as the (10)__________ (11)______________ down he thought
"Well, isn't this nice."
And isn't it ironic,l don't you think

It's like rain on your (12)______________ 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, (13)________ has a (14)__________ way of sneaking up on you
When you (15)__________ everything's (16)________ and everything's going right
And (17)________ has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone (18)__________ 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 10,000 spoons (19)________ 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 (20)____________ do think

It's (21)________ rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice (22)________ you just didn't take
Who would've thought, it figures

Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
And life has a funny way of (23)______________ you out
Helping you out.
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