Egypt sun beating down on a dusty old day Uniform pressed boots in the sand and clay North end of the rugby field headed toward the chow hall line Then a streak of red lit up that desert sky I’d been praying for a sign in a hard and foreign place Never thought the answer would have fire colored hair and grace For a second all the noise went still and small When I saw you walking toward that chow hall You were the red in the desert the flame in the wind The answer to a prayer I’d been praying again and again I was nervous as a young soldier scared of getting it wrong But I knew in my bones where my heart belonged You’re my world my rock my best friend through it all Since that day you walked past me toward the chow hall I took my time talked myself out of every word Had a hundred brave speeches that you never heard Finally asked you out, trying hard to play it cool But my hands gave me away like a fool I could see you weren’t certain maybe I moved too fast While I was already seeing forever in a moment that passed So I tried to make you notice tried to make you see Spent time with your friends while you were watching me You were the red in the desert, the flame in the wind The answer to a prayer I’d been praying again and again I was nervous as a young soldier scared of getting it wrong But I knew in my bones where my heart belonged You’re my world my rock my best friend through it all Since that day you walked past me toward the chow hall We were young we were stubborn we were finding our way Two soldiers far from home under an Egyptian day I may have had to chase you may have played it rough But somewhere in that desert we became us Years have rolled like tires down a long black road We’ve carried joy and heartache every kind of load. And after all the miles one truth remains You’re still that red-haired answer calling my name You were the red in the desert the flame in the wind The answer to a prayer I’d been praying again and again From that north end of the rugby field to every road we’ve known You turned a lonely soldier’s life into a home You’re my world, my rock, my best friend through it all And I still see you walking toward that chow hall Egypt sand old boots a long forgotten day And the red-haired girl who never walked away
