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Introduction: C7M C7M
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An old man turned ninety-eight
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He won the lottery and died the next day
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It's a black fly in your chardonnay
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It's a death row pardon two minutes to late
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Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
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It's like rain
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On your wedding day
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
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It's the good advice that you just didn't take
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Who would've thought... it figures
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Mr. play it safe was afraid to fly
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He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
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He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight
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And as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isn't this nice..."
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Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
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Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
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When you think everything is okay and everything's going right
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And life has a funny way of helping you out when
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You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
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A traffic jam when you're already late
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A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
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it's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
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it's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife
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Isn't it ironic... don't you... think
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A little to ironic... don't you... think
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A traffic jam when you're already late
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A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
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it's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
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it's meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife