Poison In The Well

Tell me what's gone wrong?

I tilt my head there, under the faucet 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 here in the well

That someone's been a bit untidy and there's been a small spill

Not a lot, no, just a drop, 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 here 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 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

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 here 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

That someone's been a bit untidy, they'll have it cleaned up in a week