Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

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

Once when we (4)__________ away
She came to Romulus for a day
Her (5)__________________ (6)__________ down
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found
We touched her hair, we touched her hair
We (7)______________ her hair, we touched her hair

When she had her (8)________ child
Once when she had (9)________ boyfriends, some wild
She (10)__________ away quite far
Our (11)______________ bought us a new VCR
We (12)______________ it all night
We grew up in (13)__________ of it
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it

We saw her once last fall
Our (14)______________ (15)________ in a hospital gown
She didn't seem to care
She smoked in her (16)________ and (17)______________ her hair
I was ashamed, I was (18)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (19)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (20)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (21)______________ of her

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