Discover the story of the song > Odds Are – Barenaked Ladies

The song talks about how scary things can happen like being struck by lightning or getting stung by a bee, or even worse things like being hit by a train or crashing in an airplane, but in reality, these things are not very likely to happen. However, falling in love is more likely to happen, with odds being 23 or 4 to 1 by the end of the song. The singer encourages people to not worry too much about the small chances of bad things happening and instead enjoy life and sing along.