An old man turned ninety-eight 1 He won the lottery and died the next day 2 It's a black fly in your Chardonnay 3 It's a death row pardon two minutes too late 4 Isn't it ironic ... don't you think 5 Chorus 6 　 7 It's like rain on your wedding day 8 It's a free ride when you've already paid 9 It's the good advice that you just didn't take 10 Who would've thought ... it figures 11 　 12 　 13 Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly 14 He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye 15 He waited his whole damn life to take that flight 16 And as the plane crashed down he thought 17 'Well isn't this nice...' 18 And isn't it ironic ... don't you think 19 Repeat Chorus 20 　 21 　 22 Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you 23 When you think everything's okay and everything's going right 24 And life has a funny way of helping you out when 25 You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up 26 In your face 27 　 28 It's a traffic jam when you're already late 29 It's a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break 30 It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife 31 It's meeting the man of my dreams 32 And then meeting his beautiful wife 33 And isn't it ironic... don't you think 34 A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think... 35 Repeat Chorus 36 　 37 　 38 Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you 39 Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out 40 Helping you out 41
文句注釋
1. Chardonnay 白葡萄酒 2. death row pardon 免死刑 3. sneaking up on sneak行動鬼祟, sneak up on, 偷襲 4. blows up 炸毀;發脾氣 5. traffic jam 塞車 6. Mr. Play It Safe 安全第一先生 7. It's a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break 抽根烟休息却看到禁烟標誌 8. Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out （一切都在你面前搞砸的时候）生活也会用一種奇特的方式幫助你；這裡生活是擬人化的。 9. Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you . . . 當你覺得一切都好一切都順利的時候生活會用一種好玩的方式絆上你；當你覺得一切都出問題一切都在你面前搞砸的時候生活也會用一種奇怪的方式幫助你