11x De Sterke Arm der Wet

Johnny Cash - Highway Patrolman

'Highway Patrolman' was oorspronkelijk een liedje van het album Nebraska van Bruce Springsteen. Johnny Cash, een zanger die wel vaker in aanraking was geweest met de handhavers van de wet, nam in 1983 een indrukwekkende cover van het liedje op voor zijn album Johnny 99.

My name is Joe Roberts I work for the state.
I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number 8.
I always done an honest job as honest as I could.
I got a brother named Franky and Franky ain't no good.

Now ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down.
I get a call over the radio Franky's in trouble downtown.
Well if it was any other man, I'd put him straight away.
But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way.

Me and Franky laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood.
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood".

I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would.
Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good.

Sean Penn zou het scenario van zijn regiedebuut The Indian Runner op de tekst van het liedje van Springsteen baseren.