BAPTIZED BY RAIN
As recorded by Dylan Gossett
(From the 2025 Album WESTWARD)


Capo 4th fret


[Intro]
        
        


[Verse 1]

I’m getting ba

ptized by rain

Loving every s

econd in the w

ide range

Dreams of livi

ng it big with

 a beautiful l

ady
              
With a well-tr

              
ained dog and 

              
a love that’s 

        
steady enough

Thinking of yo

u in that whit

e sundress

Under that sun

, over my head

Hoping one day

 I’ll hold you

r hand and on 

that finger is

 a gold band


[Pre-Chorus]
           
But for now, y

              
ou're cussin o

      
ut my name
              
Lettin' out yo

   
ur rage

Make a fist, a

nd you start t

o shove

Then I'll call

 the sheriff

You'll call my

 bluff


[Chorus]
           
And oh, you sc

              
ared me half t

  
o death
              
Had me holding

    
 my breath

But for now I'

m in this rang

e
              
Getting baptiz

            
ed by rain
              
I'm baptized b

          
y rain


[Verse 2]

Wouldn't it be

 so damn nice
   
To work today,

 and not work 

tonight
       
And to make a 

living, and ha

ve some luck

Have some chil

dren, and make

 a buck with

Little ones ru

nning around
    
And brand new 

shoes and a br

and new house
        
And I'll get y

ou a brand new

 blouse
         
And I'll be ha

              
ppy and you'll

              
 be proud, oh 


man


[Pre-Chorus]
              
But that ain't

        
 how it goes
              
Look down and 

       
see my toes

Poking out of 

these worn old

 shoes

My face is red

, my heart is 

blue


[Chorus]
           
And oh, I'm in

        
 tryin' times
              
Hurtin' to sav

    
e a dime
              
But I push it 

     
all away
              
While I'm gett

              
ing baptized b

        
y rain
              
Getting baptiz

             
ed by rain


[Bridge]

Outside and aw

ay from shame

Think of gold 

streets and th

e better days
    
And maybe I'll

 listen to wha

t he says

And build a li

fe on solid la

nd
         
And I'll hear 

the words from

 every tongue
    
And I'll stand

 sure, then ri

se above
     
I'll share his

 name, heed hi

s call

Was my sin thr

ough it all
           
I realized I'v

              
e been turning

    
 my back
              
With not much 

        
more to ask

Well, I wanted

 your mouth

I wanted that 

house
              
But it means n

          
othing at all


[Chorus]
              
So, I'll look 

          
to better days
              
Just filled wi

        
th that grace

As I stand her

e amazed
              
Getting baptiz

             
ed by rain
              
I'm baptized b

          
y rain


[Outro]
              
Oh I'm baptize

         
d by rain
           
Baptized by ra

    
in
              
Oh I'm baptize

         
d by rain
              
I'm baptized b

     
y rain
              
Oh I'm baptize

            
d by rain
              
Hmm, I'm bapti

     
zed by
             
Baptized by, b

         
aptized by

Rain