Poison In The Well

[ti:Poison In The Well] [ar:一万个骗子] [al:Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs] [by:季风网-【http://www.ip21.cn】] [offset:0] Poison In The Well - 一万个骗子 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 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 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 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