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Romulus by Sufjan Stevens

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

Once when we moved away
She (3)________ to (4)______________ for a day
Her Chevrolet (5)__________ down
We prayed it'd never be fixed or found
We (6)______________ her hair, we (7)______________ her hair
We touched her hair, we (8)______________ her hair

When she had her (9)________ child
Once (10)________ she had (11)________ boyfriends, some wild
She moved (12)________ quite far
Our (13)______________ bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We (14)________ up in (15)__________ of it
We (16)______________ it all night
We (17)________ up in (18)__________ of it

We saw her once last fall
Our grandpa died in a (19)________________ gown
She didn't seem to care
She smoked in her room and (20)______________ her hair
I was ashamed, I was (21)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (22)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was (23)______________ of her
I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

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