Located in a northern town of factories, furnaces, smoke and chimneys, it seems to be set in the depression era.

One verse mentions private property and the other refers to a depression era relief office.

In the great depression era, meat was scarce.

He also serves as a period disc jockey for the station, filling the airwaves with music from the 1930s depression era.

This was during the depression era so his family faced financial hardships that befell many families.