Poison in the Well Songtext

von 10000 Maniacs

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
Youa re
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.