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“No Guilt” was one of the first songs written & recorded by New Wave group The Waitresses. The song later served as the B-side to the group’s hit “I Know What Boys Like,” and as the opening track on the group’s debut LP, Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
In the lyrics, vocalist Patty Donahue enumerate...
[Verse 1]
Needed new posters, so I bought 'em
I know the cost of stamps now
The thirty-first is when I pay the phone bill
I told them I didn't even know anybody in Toronto
Everyday at seven I've been watching Walter
I've been reading more and looking up the hard words
I met people who get me on the guest list
My parents said that they would help me
Pay for grad school
You know I, I never washed this sweater
I never knew when my hair was too long
I got the cab calls out of the Hi-Fi
I learned a lot since you've been gone
I've done a lot since you've been gone
[Chorus]
Not bitter - beat a vicious cycle
Typecast as the model couple
I'm sorry but I don't feel awful
It wasn't the end of the world
I'm sorry I can't be helpless
It wasn't the end of the world
[Verse 2]
I know someone who really met Belushi
I fixed the toilet so it doesn't always run
I moved a chair over by the window
I feel better if my laundry's done
Getting by on less sleep than I used to
I had no trouble in setting up a desk
I learned the reason for a three-pronged outlet
I got 100 on my driver's test
I got a trick to get them to deliver
I called the landlord when the water turned brown
Did you know I own some valuable records?
I've learned a lot since you've been gone
I've done a lot since you've been gone
[Chorus]
Not mad - beat a vicious cycle
Typecast as the model couple
I'm sorry but I never got suicidal
It wasn't the end of the world
I'm sorry I seem to be succeeding
It wasn't the end of the world
Thank you for the chance to grow up
I'm sorry but I wasn't defeated
It wasn't the end of the world
I'm sorry but I don't feel too awful
It wasn't the end of the world
[Outro]
I'm really fine, everything's great
I'm doing alright, really, really, everything's fine
What, I'm doing alright, I'm doing alright, everything's great
Sorry, but I'm fine
That's it
No Guilt was written by Chris Butler.
No Guilt was produced by Kurt Munkacsi & Chris Butler.
The Waitresses released No Guilt on Mon Jan 11 1982.
In the liner notes for the group’s 1990 Best Of compilation, guitarist and songwriter Chris Butler wrote that the song was “the missing B-side that Island [Records] wanted… recorded at Green Street Studios before they became a hip-hop mecca… ‘kitchen sink’ school of production with electric drill, f...