POISON IN THE WELL - 10.000 Maniacs Lyrics

POISON IN THE WELL

Tell me what s gone wrong.
I tilt my head there
under the faucet
but when I turn it on -- dry as paper.
Call the neighbors.
Who s to blame for what s going on? In the dark without a clue I m just the same as you.
O
they tell us there s poison in the well
that someone s been a bit untidy and there s been a small spill.
Not a lot
no
just a drop.
But there you are mistaken
you know you are.
I wonder just how long they knew our well was poisoned but they let us just drink on.
O
they tell us there s poison in the well
that someone s been a bit untidy and there s been a small spill.
All that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea.
Someone s been a bit untidy
they ll have it cleaned up in a week.
But the week is over and now it s grown into years since I was told that I should be calm
there s nothing to fear here.
But I drank that water for years
my wife and my children.
Tell me
where to now
if your fight for a bearable life can be fought and lost in you backyard? O
don t tell us there s poison in the well
that someone s been a bit untidy
that there s been a small spill.
All that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea.
Someone s been a bit untidy
they ll have it cleaned up in a week.