Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

Once when our mother called
She had a (1)__________ of last year's cough
We (2)____________ around the phone
Sharing a (3)________ about Oregon
When my (4)________ came, I was ashamed
When my turn came, I was ashamed

Once (5)________ we moved away
She (6)________ to (7)______________ for a day
Her Chevrolet broke down
We prayed it'd (8)__________ be fixed or found
We (9)______________ her hair, we touched her hair
We touched her hair, we (10)______________ her hair

When she had her last child
Once (11)________ she had some boyfriends, some wild
She moved (12)________ quite far
Our (13)______________ (14)____________ us a new VCR
We (15)______________ it all night
We grew up in spite of it
We watched it all night
We grew up in (16)__________ of it

We saw her (17)________ last fall
Our grandpa died in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She (18)____________ in her (19)________ and colored her hair
I was ashamed, I was (20)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (21)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

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