If I reach the Cascades It will all fade away Into the mountain range And the next thing I see Will be a black diamond sea Shining beneath me When I reach the Cascades It will all fade away Into yesterday And I will swim out to me You in the northwest sea Under the evergreen Cause if I reach the Cascades It will all fade away Into the mountain range And the next thing I see Will be a black diamond sea Sparkling beneath me When I see the range I'll fade away Be born again Man from Cascades Cause if I reach the Cascades It'll all fade away Into the mountain range And with every step Does the Pacific forget In the evening rain Cause if I reach the Cascades It will all fade away Into the mountain range And by nightfall I will See our home on the hill And lie by you still When I reach the range I fade away I'll be born again Man from Cascades When I see the range I fade away Be born again Man from Cascades