Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alanis Morissette
Vocals
Glen Ballard
Guitar
Lance Morrison
Bass Guitar
Rob Ladd
Drums
Basil Fung
Guitar
Michael Thompson
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alanis Morissette
Composer
Glen Ballard
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Glen Ballard
Producer
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Chris Fogel
Mixing Engineer
Ross Garfield
Drum Technician
Ted Blaisdell
Recording Engineer
Tina Wood
Guitar Technician
Lyrics
[Intro]
Hey, yeah, yeah
Yeah, ah, ah, ah, yeah
[Verse 1]
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?
[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?"
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 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 then meeting his beautiful wife
[PreChorus]
And isn't it ironic?
Don't you think?
A little too ironic
And yeah, I really do 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]
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
Written by: Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard