Romulus

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
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 Once when we moved away
 She came to Romulus for a day
 Her Chevrolet broke down
 We prayed it'd never be fixed or be found
 We touched her hair
 We touched her hair
 We touched her hair
 We touched her hair
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 When she had her last child
 Once when she had some boyfriend some while
 She moved away quite far
 Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
 We watched it all night
 We grew up in spite of it
 We watched it all night
 We grew up in spite of it
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 We saw her once last fall
 Our grandpa died in a hospital 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