I rode the Orange Blossom Special
Back in forty-nine
Manhattan to Miami
She was the finest on the line
Well, I worked in the dining car
America rolled by
A young kid waiting tables
Just trying to make a dime
I've seen the end of a rainbow
There was no pot of gold
A lesson learned the hard way
One more lie that I'd been told
Been tempted by the Devil
I let that evil in
And I have been forgiven
By my dearest friend
Some times, some times
I have seen some times
I met a pretty girl from Texas
We settled down in Abilene
Started up a family
Man, those days were lean
They shot JFK and Bobby
And Martin Luther King
I heard Mavis, and Aretha, and Mahalia Jackson sing
Lord, everyone was broken
Our innocence was gone
Then we lost our youngest to the war in Vietnam
I still hear his mama crying the day our baby died
Ain't no way he didn't make it over to the other side
Some times, some times
We have seen some times
Oh, I am an old man now
My life is almost done
Deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome
I pray for no more sorrow
A kinder tomorrow
Can we get there without a loaded gun?
I lived to see the first black president
I was so proud I cried
For the first time I felt equal
Martin's dream was still alive
I held my woman in my arms
It was hard to say goodbye
I kissed her for the last time
She smiled and closed her eyes
Oh, I miss her every morning
Her kind and gentle ways
Life changes without warning
You can't bring back yesterday
If that Orange Blossom Special
Comes rolling down the line
Stop and think about me
When that old train whistle whines
Some times, some times
We have seen some times
Some times, some times
We have seen some times
