Venetia's Song by The Firemen

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Venetia's Song
by The Firemen

Album: Life

Spoken intro:
Brian Fuller: Well, this next song probably has touched more people before it's been released than any other song I think that we've ever done. It all started in Granbury, Texas when we met a young lady named Venetia Habey, and during the weekend while we were there, she died in a car accident. We got back and James and I were actually workin' on another song, um, which one was it? Livin' the Life?
James: Livin' the Life
Brian Fuller: Yeah, workin' on Livin the Life, and this one came to me, and I wanted to name it "For Venetia," so we wrote it and in the process of e-mailin' it back and forth to her parents and stuff, we received more emails about this song, sayin 'Hey, I've seen the words, when can I get a copy of the album?' In fact, one young lady e-mailed me the other day and said that she had gone to the cemetary to visit the gravesite of Venetia and the words to the song were there. Um, so it's touched a lot of people already, and the message is not just about Venetia but about how short life is, and how we've gotta make a decision before it's too late.

She was just 16
Blonde hair and full of life
Livin' on Monday like she lived on Sunday
Could have made a wonderful wife
But in an instant she was gone
No goodbyes, no calls on the phone
Just friends left behind

Chorus:
How much longer will you wait?
How much time will it take
For the Spirit to touch your heart my friend?
He's begging and pleading to come in
He's trying time and time again
Before it gets too late

All her friends gather 'round
Hear of the real sad news
There's more pain now in their young hearts
No comforting words will do
They need the peace found in Him
No excuses, no more lies
Just givin' it to the Lord

Repeat Chorus

I hear the trumpet sound
There in the distant sky
Flashes of light and rays of hope
As Jesus claims His bride
In an instant He will come
No more begging, no more pleading
It's time to go home

Repeat Chorus (x2)

Before it gets too late
Before it gets too late