Baptism Day Songtext
von Jonathan Cain

I nearly drowned when I was just a kid
It was lucky a man pulled me out when he did
Well, I could have died young
Before my life had begun
Stepped in a hole, I was going down fast
Had water in my lungs, didn′t think that I could last
I still remember that day
It could have ended that way

I saw it going down from the end of the pier
And from the surface raised me from the deepest fear, yeah

St. John pulled me from the water
Let me see the light of day
St. John saved me from the shadows
I found my faith on baptism day


Lifting me up under an Arkansas sky
Breathing life in my lungs, bringing tears to my eyes
From a watery grave
Another soul he amazed
Carried me back to where my day had begun
Said goodbye, said he had to run
At least a thousand lifetimes
Is what I saw in his eyes

I still feel the chill of the darkness near
Where all space and time seem to disappear, yeah

St. John pulled me from the water
Let me see the light of day
St. John saved me from the shadows
I found my faith on baptism day, yeah

And though I'm living every day
With a deeper sense of pride
We′re all dying here anyway
Well, at least I have a little mercy on my side
Yeah, yeah, yeah

St. John pulled me from the water
Let me see the light of day
St. John saved me from the shadows

Baptism day (St. John saved me)
Baptism day (Let me see the light of day)
I believe in a higher power (St. John saved me)
Baptism day (St. John saved me)
Yeah, yeah


I can see there's a higher power (I, I can see)
Baptism day

Take me to the river, take me to some higher ground (I, I believe)
Lay me in the water, time is gonna fly around (I, I can see)
Oh