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 (1)________ 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 (2)__________ be fixed or found
We (3)______________ 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 (4)__________ away quite far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We (5)________ up in spite of it
We (6)______________ it all night
We grew up in spite of it

We saw her once (7)________ fall
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She (8)____________ 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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