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 turn came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved away
She came to (1)______________ for a day
Her (2)__________________ 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 (3)________ child
Once when she had (4)________ boyfriends, (5)________ wild
She moved (6)________ quite far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We (7)______________ it all night
We grew up in spite of it

We saw her (8)________ last fall
Our grandpa died in a (9)________________ gown
She didn't seem to care
She smoked in her room and colored her hair
I was ashamed, I was (10)______________ 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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