Lyrics to Alanis Songs

and the notorious Ironic


You Oughta Know

I want you to know that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother
Cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
until you died, till you died
but you're still alive
Chorus:
And i'm here to remind you 
of the mess you left when you went away
it's not fair
to deny me
of the cross i bear that you gave to me
you, you, you oughta know
You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, i thought you should know
did you forget about me, mr. duplicity
i hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
it was a slap in the face how quickly i was replaced
are you thinking of me when you fuck her
cause the love that you gave that we made
wasn't able to make it ebough for you to be open wide, no
and everytime you speak her name
does she know how you told me you'd hold me
until you died, till you died
but you're still alive
Repeat Chorus
Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me
and i'm not gonna fade
as soon as you close your eyes and you know it
and everytime i scratch my nails down someone elses back
i hope you feel it..we'll can you feel it 
Repeat Chorus


You Learn

I reccommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
i reccommend walking around naked in your living room
swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles
Chorus:
You live you learn
you love you learn
you cry you learn
you lose you learn
you bleed you learn
you scream you learn
i reccommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
i certainly do
i reccommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
feel free
throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
you wait and see when the smoke clears
Repeat chorus
Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway)
the fire trucks are coming up around the bend
Repeat Chorus
you grieve you learn
you choke you learn
you laugh you learn
you choose you learn
you pray you learn 
you ask you learn
you live you learn


Hand in my Pocket

I'm broke but i'm happy
i'm poor but i'm kind
i'm short but i'm healthy, yeah
i'm high but i'm grounded
i'm sane but i'm overwhelmed
i'm lost but i'm hopefuol baby
what it all comes down to
is that everythings gonna be fine fine fine
i've gor one hand in my pocket
and the other one is giving a high five
i feel drunk but i'm sober
i'm yound and i'm underpaid
i'm tired but i'm working, yeah
i care but i'm restless
i'm here but i'm really gone
i'm wrong and i'm sorry baby
what it all comes down to
is that everythings gonnea be quite alright
i've got one hand in my pocket
and the other one is flicking a cigarette
what it all comes down to 
is that i haven't got it all figured out just yet
i've got one hand in my pocket
and the other one is givin a peace sign
i'm free but i'm focused
i'm green but i'm wise
i'm hard but i'm friendly baby
i'm sad but i'm laughing
i'm brave but i'm chicken shit
i'm sick but i'm pretty baby
and what it all boils down to
is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
i've got one hand in my pocket
and the other one is playing the piano
what it all comes down to my friends
is that everything is just fine fine fine
i've got one hand in my pocket
and the other one is hailing a taxi cab...



Ironic
(who doesn't know the words to this song?)

An old man turned ninety-eight
he won the lottery and died the next day
it's a black fly in your Chardonnay
its 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
who would've thought...it figures
MŽ. 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 though
well isn't this nice
and isn't it ironic....don't you think
Repeat Chorus
well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
when you think everything's okay and everything's going right
life has a funny way of helping you out
when you think everything's gone wrong 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 ten-thousand spoons when 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 really do think..
repeat chorus
life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
helping you out













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