MORISSETTE, Alanis & BALLARD, Glen

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

'Til you died, but you're still alive

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

But it was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced

And are you thinking of me when you fuck her

…..
'Cause the joke that you made in the bed that was me

And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes

And you know it

And every time I scratch my nails

Down someone else's back I hope you feel it

Well, can you feel it?

…..


Ironic

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?

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

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?

…..

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

It's 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?

…..

And yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

And life has a funny, funny way of helping you out

Helping you out