Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

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

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

When she had her last child
Once when she had some boyfriends, (4)________ wild
She moved away 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 grew up in spite of it

We saw her (5)________ (6)________ fall
Our (7)______________ died in a hospital gown
She didn't (8)________ to care
She smoked in her room and colored her hair
I was ashamed, I was (9)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was (10)______________ of her

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