歌词与中文翻译
An old man turned ninety-eight
一位老人迎来了他的九十八岁生日
He won the lottery and died the next day
他赢了彩票，却在第二天去世
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
就像霞多丽葡萄酒里的，一只黑色苍蝇
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
就像迟了两分钟的死刑赦免
And isn't it ironic
难道这不讽刺吗
Don't you think?
你不认为吗
It's like rain on your wedding day
就像你婚礼上的天降大雨
It's a free ride when you've already paid
就像你已经付款的顺风车
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
就像你没有听取的好建议
Who would've thought
谁曾想到
It figures
他们会如此重要呢
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
安全先生害怕飞行
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
他打包了他的行李，和孩子们吻别
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
他等了一辈子才等到那架飞机
And as the plane crashed down he thought
大概飞机坠毁时，他想
"Well isn't this nice..."
这不是很好吗
And isn't it ironic
这不是讽刺吗
Don't you think?
你不觉得吗
It's like rain on your wedding day
就像你婚礼上的瓢泼大雨
It's a free ride when you've already paid
就像你已经付了钱的顺风车
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
就像你没有采纳的那些好建议
Who would've thought
你难道不认为
It figures
他们决定了我们的一生
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
生活在以有趣的方式搞砸你
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
当你认为一切都好，一切进展顺利时
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
生活又会以搞笑的方式帮助你
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
当你认为一切都很糟糕，你脸面全无时
A traffic jam when you're already late
就像你已经迟到时的交通拥堵
A "No Smoking" sign on your cigarette break
就像停止吸烟时看见的禁烟牌
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
就像你需要小刀时看见的一万把勺子
It's meeting the man of my dream and then meeting his beautiful wife
就像我爱上梦中情郎时却看见他的妻子
And isn't it ironic
难道这不讽刺吗
Don't you think?
难道你不在吗认为吗
A little too ironic
一点点的讽刺
And, yeah, I really do think
我确实这么认为
It's like rain on your wedding day
就像婚礼上不识趣的雨滴
It's a free ride when you've already paid
就像我免费搭车时花的钱
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
就像那些我没有听取的好建议
Who would've thought
这些看似讥讽的时间
It figures
你不认为他们也很重要吗
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
生活总会用奇怪的方式帮助你
You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face
即使当你觉得一切都糟糕时