"Some Times" lyrics

I worked the Orange Blossom Special, from 48 til 54
Manhattan to Miami, I worked in the dining car
Til Eisenhower built the interstates, and jet liners sailed the skies
And luxury trains were shuttered and the railroads up and died
Some times, some times, I have seen some times
Some times, some times, I have seen some times

They shot JFK and Bobby, and Martin Luther King
These days guns are everywhere, Lord, they're shooting everything
I saw my first black president, made me so proud I cried
I saw the insurrection, I can't say I was surprised
Some times, some times, I have seen some times
Some times, some times, I have seen some times

I am an old man now, my life is almost done
In my heart I do believe we shall overcome
I pray for this world of sorrow for a better tomorrow
That we might get there without a loaded gun

My wife of sixty years died seven years ago
And when I dream about her, in my dreams we are not old
If you see a locomotive rolling down the line
Would you stop and think about us, when you hear
The whistle whine?
Some times, some times, I have seen some times
Some times, some times, I have seen some times