Romulus

[00:23.98] Once when our mother called
[00:29.83] She had a voice of last year's cough
[00:35.89] We passed around the phone
[00:41.85] Sharing a word about Oregon
[00:47.93] When my turn came
[00:50.87] I was ashamed
[00:53.77] When my turn came
[00:56.66] I was ashamed
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[01:11.76] Once when we moved away
[01:17.76] She came to Romulus for a day
[01:23.65] Her Chevrolet broke down
[01:29.86] We prayed it'd never be fixed or be found
[01:35.72] We touched her hair
[01:38.59] We touched her hair
[01:41.53] We touched her hair
[01:44.55] We touched her hair
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[02:11.44] When she had her last child
[02:17.58] Once when she had some boyfriend some while
[02:23.44] She moved away quite far
[02:29.42] Our grandpa bought us a new VCR
[02:35.34] We watched it all night
[02:38.30] We grew up in spite of it
[02:41.29] We watched it all night
[02:44.27] We grew up in spite of it
[02:50.82]
[03:11.22] We saw her once last fall
[03:17.43] Our grandpa died in a hospital gown
[03:23.02] She didn't seem to care
[03:29.01] She smoked in her room and colored her hair
[03:35.29] I was ashamed
[03:38.21] I was ashamed of her
[03:41.13] I was ashamed
[03:44.07] I was ashamed of her
[03:47.25] I was ashamed
[03:50.02] I was ashamed of her
[03:53.12] I was ashamed
[03:56.18] I was ashamed of her
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