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Guilty Party Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You're sleeping night and day
How'd you do it
Me I am wide awake
Feeling defeated

[Chorus]
I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I know it's not working
I'm no holiday
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
We just got nothing
Nothing left to say

[Verse 2]
Another year gets away
Another summer of love
I don't know why I care
We miss it every summer

[Chorus]
I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doing this
There's no other way
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
I just got nothing, nothing left to say

It all, all catches up to me
It all, all catches up to me all the time

[Chorus]
I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I know it's not working, I'm no holiday
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
We just got nothing, nothing left to say

I say your name
I say I'm sorry
I'm the one doing this, there's no other way
It's nobody's fault
No guilty party
I just got nothing, nothing left to say

It all, all just catches up to me
It all, all catches up to me all the time

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mellow_harsher On Sep 08, 2017

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2017-09-08 15:06:43

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