Original Song Lyrics: Written by M. S. McKenzie, All Rights Reserved
"Emerald Dreams (in Washington)"
[Verse 1]
Through the Hoh's emerald halls
Where Roosevelt elk softly call
Olympic peaks touch misty skies
While Ruby Beach waves arise
Ancient trees stand guard so strong
Where moss and fern sing nature's song
In this rainforest paradise
Where time stands still in forest light
[Chorus]
Washington, you're in my soul
From mountain peaks to tidepool shores
Your waters wild, your forests deep
These sacred lands we've got to keep
From desert sage to glacial peaks
Washington, you make me whole
[Verse 2]
Orcas dance in Puget Sound
Where ferries glide their daily rounds
San Juan Islands jewels of green
Where eagles soar so wild and free
Seattle's towers touch the clouds
While Mount Rainier stands proud and crowned
These waters hold so many tales
Of salmon runs and migrant whales
[Verse 3]
Baker wears its glacial crown
While Adams watches southward down
Rainier rises grand and high
Ancient guardian in the sky
Through meadows filled with wildflower dreams
Past alpine lakes and mountain streams
These sentinel peaks stand watch and ward
Over this land we can't ignore
[Verse 4]
The Columbia cuts its ancient way
Through towering cliffs of yesterday
Multnomah Falls its silver veil
While wind surfers catch the gale
The River Wild still flows on through
Past ancient walls of every hue
These waters carved by nature's hand
This gorge so mighty, wild and grand
[Verse 5]
The Palouse rolls in waves of gold
Where wheat fields tell the stories old
Through channeled scablands carved by time
Where meadowlarks sing songs sublime
Past Dry Falls' ancient thunder sound
Through apple orchards valley crowned
This eastern land of sun and sage
Still writes its story page by page
[Chorus]
Washington, you're in my soul
From mountain peaks to tidepool shores
Your waters wild, your forests deep
These sacred lands we've got to keep
From desert sage to glacial peaks
Washington, you make me whole
Washington, you make me whole, still make me whole
