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
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
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 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
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