Sufjan Stevens — Romulus

[Verse 1] Once when our mother called She had a voice of last year's cough We passed around the phone Sharing a word about Oregon [Chorus] When my turn came, I was ashamed When my turn came, I was ashamed [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] We touched her hair, we touched her hair We touched her hair, we touched her hair [Verse 3] When she had her last child Once when she had some boyfriends, some wild She moved away quite far Our grandpa bought us a new VCR [Chorus] We watched it all night, we grew up in spite of it We watched it all night, we grew up in spite of it [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] 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