Where I Live

Welcome to this town!
This place where I now live.
Police leave here at five each day
Past then, our help is far away
If ever trouble comes to stay
Outside of nine to five.

Welcome to this town!
With pubs and bars galore.
Drink and drink 'til God knows when
From early morn 'til after ten
And off to nightclub bars again
To drink your fill once more.

Welcome to this town!
Complete with racing track.
The one-way system - what's that for?
Boy racers, round the streets they roar
In cars that firms will not insure
Pedestrians, stay back!

Welcome to this town!
House builders make a buck.
Shoe-box houses built so fast
Wonder if they're built to last
But once your cash to them has passed
You're on your own - good luck.

Welcome to this town!
In former days, a gem...
But now the place has gone to seed
The river's choked with filth and weed
It's like a bush in urgent need
Of pruning to the stem.