10,000 Maniacs - Poison In The Well lyrics

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?