Poison in the Well lyrics

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

Oh, 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

Oh, they tell us there's poison in the well

That someone's been a bit untidy

That there's been a small spill

And all that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea

That someone's been a bit untidy

They'll have it cleaned up in a week

But the week is over

Now it's growing 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!

So tell me, where to now

If your fight for a bearable life can be fought

And lost in your backyard?

Oh, don't tell us there's poison in the well

That someone's been a bit untidy

That there's been a small spill

And all that it amounts to is a tear in a salted sea

That someone's been a bit untidy

They'll have it cleaned up in a week

• Artist:10,000 Maniacs
• Album:Blind Man's Zoo