It Is That Sort Of Town Poem by Francis Duggan

Where everyone knows everyone it is that sort of town
And for everyone who is good at sports there is local renown
Where many look on you with suspicion if to them you are not well known
In where it is looked on as an honor to be called one of our own
Where those who are wealthy in a material way many do impress
And where those having heaps of money are seen as a great success
And where few do wish to know of those who in their luck are down
In where everyone knows everyone it is that sort of town
Like everywhere where everyone knows everyone as a town it's much the same
To be good at sports or successful in your business your ticket to local fame
They judge you better by the size of your new house or new car
Than the values that you hold in life or the sort of person that you are
Where sports stars are looked up to as well as every millionaire
The towns where everyone knows everyone as ever are not rare.