Town growing pains

 * town growing pains *
What aches and pains this old town possesses
The days of whales and grain are past
The gold which built bluestone high
Has also exited through treasury vaults
Such riches reside only in history
Mercantile strength and fiscal manoveuring
Are pillars of Melbournian commerce now
The industries have all closed down
Moved to cheaper places offshore
How long till our financial acumen
Is replicated in a country far away
How long until all the jobs are gone
We must all be baristas or unemployed
And who will have the coin
To buy our fine coffee then?