The Old Country Town Poem by Francis Duggan

Though many young people have dreams of becoming a great name
The old country town is no launching pad to fame
And though many with my opinions on this may not agree
This is how it is and it always will be
It does seem a long hike to wealth and renown
From the often quiet streets of the old country town
Where from for success and adventure most of the young move to elsewhere
For to try out their luck in the big World out there
Though great success in life does not come everyone's way
In the big cities they find love and raise their children and grow old and gray
Though some never wish to live in places far away
And in the old country town are quite happy to stay
And in the old country town raise their children and grow old and die
That we all see things differently is not a lie.