Natalie Merchant - Poison In The Well lyrics

[Verse 1:] 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 [Chorus:] 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, just a drop [Verse 2:] 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 [Chorus:] 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 [Verse 3:] 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 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? [Chorus:] 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 [Outro:] Someone's been a bit untidy They'll have it cleaned up in a week