The Emigrant Eyes songs BK mentioned above was written by Guy Clark. Guy was described by Tom Paxton as a song painter. I'd like to mention another one Guy wrote, She Ain't Goin' Nowhere.

Tom Paxton's On the Road from Srebrenica (the third verse especially) and Phil Ochs' Highwayman (though he didn't write the words) come to my mind. I'd think of Marty Robbins' El Paso and Harry Chapin's Taxi too, both have strong plots, but are less visual.