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 about Oregon
When my turn came, I was ashamed
When my turn came, I was ashamed

Once (1)________ we (2)__________ 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 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 (3)__________ away (4)__________ 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 (5)__________ of it

We saw her (6)________ last fall
Our grandpa (7)________ in a (8)________________ 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 (9)______________ of her

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