Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

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

Once when we moved away
She came to (4)______________ 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 some boyfriends, some wild
She moved away quite far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We (5)______________ 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 (6)________ fall
Our grandpa (7)________ in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She (8)____________ in her room and colored her hair
I was ashamed, I was (9)______________ 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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