Johnny Cash: Highway Patrolman

: The song is set against the backdrop of industrial decline (the "wheat fields" and "barrooms" of Michigan). It touches on the struggles of returning veterans (Frankie "back from the army") and the limited options for working-class men in the early 1980s.

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Johnny Cash Cover Songs: U2, Bruce Springsteen ... - Rolling Stone : The song is set against the backdrop