Prompted by the new Johnny 99 rave up and how some claim the lyrics are too dark for such a bright arrangement I thought of the following examples:
Sherry Darling - Welfare mom, possible parental abuse, future mother in law issues, family discord
Hungry Heart - Adultry, wife and child abandonment, philandering
I'm a Rocker - Torture, Bondage, endangerment
Working on the Highway (Child Bride) - any wonder why the title was changed, pedophilia, interstate flight
Any more?
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