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

And 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

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

I was ashamed, I was ashamed

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

I was ashamed, I was ashamed

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

I was ashamed, I was ashamed

I was ashamed, I was ashamed of her

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