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Better Not To Know
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Aug 25, 2026 updated
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Amy Grant and Vince Gill's 'Better Not To Know' reflects on the unpredictability of life, using the metaphor of planting seeds and watching them grow or fail. The song acknowledges the pain of loss and the uncertainty of the future, suggesting that not knowing what lies ahead might be a mercy. It touches on themes of perseverance through storms and the sweetness that comes from enduring hardships. While not overtly religious, the lyrics carry a contemplative, faith-adjacent tone, hinting at trust in a larger plan and the acceptance of life's mysteries.
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We sowed our seeds
Watered with tears
Waiting for signs of growth
Took months of days
And then took years
We took our steps
We took our falls
Somewhere along the way
We just got lost
And we lost it all
Nothing ventured nothing gained
The risk of living is the pain
And what will be will be anyway
Oh, it's better not to know
The way it's gonna go
What will die and what will grow
Goodbye more than hello
It's better not to know
Those tiny stems became these trees
With dirt and storms
And sun and air to breathe
Like you and me
And some fell down
And some grew tall
And those surviving twenty winter thaws
Have the sweetest fruit of all
But innocence and planting day
Are both long gone
So much has changed
And if we had to do it all again...
Oh, it's better not to know
The way it's gonna go
What will die and what will grow
Oh...
Oh... nothing stays the same
Life flickers like a flame
As the seasons come and go
Goodbye more than hello
It's better not to know
Is it better, better not to know
Is it better, is it better, is it better?
We sowed our seeds watered with tears...
Oh, it's better not to know...