Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a voice of last year's cough
We (1)____________ around the phone
Sharing a word about Oregon
When my turn came, I was ashamed
When my (2)________ came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved 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 (3)________ boyfriends, some wild
She moved away quite far
Our (4)______________ bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in (5)__________ of it
We (6)______________ it all night
We grew up in spite of it

We saw her once last fall
Our (7)______________ 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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