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 (1)________ came, I was ashamed

Once when we (2)__________ away
She (3)________ to Romulus for a day
Her Chevrolet (4)__________ down
We (5)____________ it'd never be (6)__________ 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 (7)________ boyfriends, some wild
She moved away (8)__________ far
Our grandpa (9)____________ us a new VCR
We (10)______________ 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 hospital 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 ashamed of her

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