Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a voice of last year's cough
We passed around the phone
Sharing a word (1)__________ Oregon
When my turn came, I was ashamed
When my turn came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved away
She (2)________ to Romulus for a day
Her (3)__________________ broke down
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found
We touched her hair, we (4)______________ her hair
We touched her hair, we touched her hair

When she had her last child
Once (5)________ she had some boyfriends, some wild
She moved (6)________ quite far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We watched it all night
We (7)________ up in spite of it

We saw her (8)________ last fall
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She smoked in her room and colored her hair
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

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