Is Anything Listed in This Song Actually Ironic?

Or are they all just unfortunate events?

Or is the irony the fact that a song about irony doesn't list anything ironic?

An old man turned 98
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? Don't you think?

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