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 turn came, I was ashamed

Once when we (1)__________ away
She came to Romulus for a day
Her (2)__________________ broke down
We prayed it'd never be (3)__________ 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 (4)________ boyfriends, (5)________ wild
She moved away quite far
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
We watched it all night
We grew up in (6)__________ of it
We watched it all night
We grew up in spite of it

We saw her once last fall
Our grandpa (7)________ in a (8)________________ 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

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