Ani Difranco - Going Once lyrics

going once going twice sold to the girl who ignored all the good advice of all the people who knew better she just stood there on the front porch waiting for her will to come and get her she was packed she had a suitcase full of noble intentions she had a map and a staight face hell bent on reinvention and she was ready for the lonely she was in it for it only going once going twice down the road less taken through the coffee and the wd40 and the swiss army knife and the beer there was always someone there to say why don't you just stay and hang your hat here but she was packed she had a suitcase full of fumbles and near misses she was swinging through a jungle of last calls and first kisses and she was learning about please about hugh humilities and then one day she looked around her and everything up till then was showing and she wondered how did i get here without even knowing where i was going and now there's no getting out of this and there's no going back and it all seems so odd sometimes and the odds all seemed stacked going once, going twice sold to the girl who ignored all the advice of all the people who knew better she just stood there on the front porch waiting for her will to come and get her she was packed she ahd a suitcase she had a map and a straight face she was ready for the lonely she was in it for it only