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 (1)________ came, I was ashamed

Once when we moved away
She came to (2)______________ for a day
Her Chevrolet (3)__________ down
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found
We (4)______________ her hair, we (5)______________ her hair
We touched her hair, we (6)______________ her hair

When she had her last child
Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild
She (7)__________ away (8)__________ far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We (9)______________ 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 (10)________ 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

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