a higher purpose

A wildfire of short red hair
Came running down
The beaches of Vancouver
On the lookout for danger
A higher purpose always in mind

You stepped light on your feet
Centre mid on the soccer pitch
The play in your control 
Sights set on the goal ahead
A higher purpose always in mind

Marrying the love of your life
Bringing up two beautiful babes
To be stationed across Canada
And worlds beyond overseas
A higher purpose always in mind

You jumped out of airplanes
Fired booming artillery shots
On the brink of Cold War
From Germany’s picturesque plains
A higher purpose always in mind

Until you settled your bones
To live out your golden years
Love growing in new generations
A piano’s tune carrying you till the end
A higher purpose always in mind