Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once (1)________ our mother called
She had a voice of last year's cough
We (2)____________ 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)__________________ (6)__________ down
We prayed it'd (7)__________ be (8)__________ or found
We touched her hair, we (9)______________ her hair
We touched her hair, we (10)______________ her hair

When she had her last child
Once (11)________ she had some boyfriends, some wild
She moved away quite far
Our grandpa (12)____________ us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We (13)________ up in (14)__________ of it
We watched it all night
We grew up in (15)__________ of it

We saw her once last fall
Our grandpa (16)________ in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She (17)____________ in her (18)________ and (19)______________ her hair
I was ashamed, I was (20)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (21)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (22)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (23)______________ of her

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