(Streets of Sorrow)Oh, farewell you streets of sorrow Oh, farewell you streets of pain I'll not return to feel more sorrow Through the years I've lived through terror And in the darkened streets, the pain Oh, how I long to find some solace In my mind, I curse the strain So, farewell, you streets of sorrow And, farewell, you streets of pain The Pogues
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In this poem, the speaker is saying that he will not return to the city of his youth after he has finished with his life. He will not return because the city is torn by strife and hardship. Such a city has no respite from pain and sorrow. The speaker also states that he will not return to the city because it is a place of fear and terror for him. He will not return to experience any more of the suffering that made him give up on life, but instead he longs for some respite from the pain that has taken over his mind.

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