Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a (1)__________ of (2)________ year's cough
We (3)____________ around the phone
Sharing a (4)________ (5)__________ Oregon
When my turn came, I was ashamed
When my (6)________ came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved away
She came to (7)______________ for a day
Her Chevrolet broke down
We (8)____________ it'd never be fixed or found
We (9)______________ her hair, we (10)______________ her hair
We (11)______________ her hair, we touched her hair

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

We saw her (16)________ (17)________ fall
Our (18)______________ died in a (19)________________ 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 (20)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (21)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (22)______________ of her

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