There is a purpose and a plan for you

There is a purpose and a plan for you

And a purpose and a plan for me

And when we reach a certain point in our lives,

You and me will clearly see

What that plan and purpose is

For you, and for me.

That plan and purpose may be

To add to the music of the world

To make people dance

And smile

And weep

And be moved

Set their emotions in a whirl

This is what that plan and purpose may be

To bring the magical and intense power of music into reality

And when we reach a certain time in our life,

It will be clear for us to see

That music was the plan and purpose

Music was the plan and purpose, for you, or for me.

That plan and purpose could be

To cook and to feed

To put things on the table

To use all the wonderful things that are sown

And that are grown

And that are waiting for the skillful touch of someone with a passion to put ingredients together in an artistic and satisfying way

This is what the plan and purpose may be

And when we reach a certain point of time in our life,

This is when we'll see

That the joys of cooking and serving up culinary delights

Was what our plan and purpose was meant to be.

That plan and purpose may be

To create art

With words and ideas, with paper and paint, 

with metal and stains, or performances with various names

To use the color palette and materials, and ideas of the world

To craft beautiful or exciting works of art

With our imagination, and a touch of inspiration

To bring to life something magical that has never be seen, experienced, heard

This is what that plan and purpose may be

And when we reach a certain point of time in our life,

It will be clear for us to see

That our life was meant for art

And our art was meant to be.

That plan and purpose may be

To heal, save, or protect

To help reduce the vulnerability

Of the young, the weak, the helpless, the sick

Or those who are in a position

Where danger or suffering lurks, and where they are not supposed to be

A plan which asks us to be selfless and brave

Thinking of only one thing - how to protect, how to free, how to heal, how to save

And how to fight for what is right.

This is what that plan and purpose may be

And when we reach a certain point in our life,

Or when certain things happen,

It will be clear for us to see

That protecting, healing, and saving lives, and fighting for what is right,

is our plan and purpose

Protecting, healing, and saving lives, and fighting for what is right, is what our plan and purpose is meant to be.

That plan and purpose may be

To create solutions to problems, or to solve life's puzzles and mysteries

The puzzles of illness, the puzzles of limitations

The puzzle of problem personalities or system deficiencies

To solve with test-tubes, or analysis

With hypotheses, calculations, and deductions

The problems of humanity

That are keeping the world from moving forward

This is what our plan and purpose may be

And when we reach a certain time in our life,

It will be clear for us to see

That our life was meant to create solutions, or to solve life's puzzles and mysteries

Finding answers and creating solutions is what our plan and purpose was meant to be.

That plan and purpose may be

To teach

To open minds, open hearts, and open eyes

To create aha moments and generate insights.

To help human beings become better at processing information

And able to think better about any situation

That is what our plan and purpose may be

To shine a light where there's ignorance, so people begin to see

Everything there is to know about A, and how it is different from B.

And when we reach a certain time in our life

It will be clear for us to see

That shining a light was the plan and purpose

Teaching and enlightening human beings is what our plan and purpose was meant to be.

Or our plan and purpose may be

To live a life of quiet satisfaction, quiet dignity, and doing our duty

And by our actions, to be a role model to relatives, friends, acquaintances, coworkers, and everyone we meet

Which may seem like nothing

But really is everything

When you consider it is the exception, rather than the rule,

And maybe, we are not able to see that this is what our plan and purpose was meant to be

Or to appreciate its value,

Until we have done this or that, and it becomes clear for us to see

That to live a life of quiet satisfaction, quiet dignity, and doing our duty,

Is as grand a plan and purpose as ever a plan and purpose could be

And we should each, celebrate this discovery

That a life of quiet satisfaction, quiet dignity, and doing our duty,

Is as grand a plan and purpose as ever a plan and purpose could be.

Here's to your plan and purpose,

And to my plan and purpose,

Whatever that plan and purpose may be,

And even if we are still in the process of discovering,

What our plan and purpose is meant to be,

Let's wish each other well for our journeys.

Your journey and my journey,

Our journeys of discovering

What our plan and purpose is meant to be.

Here's to us enjoying that journey

Whatever it brings along the way,

Whatever it brings you,

And whatever it brings me.