Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a (1)__________ of (2)________ year's cough
We passed around the phone
Sharing a word about Oregon
When my (3)________ came, I was ashamed
When my turn came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved away
She (4)________ to Romulus for a day
Her (5)__________________ broke down
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found
We (6)______________ her hair, we touched her hair
We touched her hair, we touched her hair

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

We saw her once last fall
Our grandpa died in a (8)________________ gown
She didn't seem to care
She (9)____________ 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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