Poison In The Well lyrics
Song information
Artist: 10000 Maniacs Album: Blind Man's Zoo
Lyrics
[ music: dennis drew/words: natalie merchant ]
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
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
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