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Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a (1)__________ 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 (2)________ we moved away
She came to Romulus for a day
Her (3)__________________ broke down
We (4)____________ it'd (5)__________ 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 (6)________ quite far
Our (7)______________ (8)____________ us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in (9)__________ 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

Answers:
(1) voice(2) when(3) Chevrolet(4) prayed(5) never(6) away(7) grandpa(8) bought(9) spite