Текст песни Sufjan Stevens - Romulus

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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 boyfriends, some wild. 
She moved away quite far. 
Our grandpa bought us a new VCR.
We watched it all night, but grew up in spite of it.
We watched it all night, but 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

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