It's Good to Know(But It's Better to Believe)

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It's Good to Know(But It's Better to Believe)Charlie's wife called him at eightshe was sorry but she'd be latethere was an wreck on the interstate'tween a Kenworth and a farmer's old Fordnow Charlie coulda been insecurepacing the floor and doubting herthen to calm his fears and know for surehe'd turn on a traffic reportbut he never worried where she wascos true love is built on trustand the faithful woman she'd always beenwas proof enough for himwhen he came home after all those yearsshe was in tears on that Navy pierand for a while when times were tightshe never yelled or cried about that singlewideshe taught him it's a fool who placesfaith on a need to know basisso maybe to some it's naivebut he learned it's good to knowbut it's better to believewell, his neighbor was waxin' his new carwhen Charlie stepped out in the yardand said the first evening starmade him praise the good Lord's namethat guy buffed the hood of his Benzthen over that picket fencehe said "Charlie it don't make senseto thank what you can't explain"Charlie said "hope ain't what we understandit's believing in what we can'tand there's more to the skythan what meets the eyecos the sun moves from east to westit's always on time and time tells me the restand if a man believes just what he seesI'd hafta doubt the summer breezethey taught me it's a fool who placesfaith on a need to know basisso maybe to some it's naivebut I've learned it's good to knowbut it's better to believe"when Charlie's wife got homethey sat outside beneath the eavesheld hands and enjoyed the viewsoftly prayed because they knewit's good to knowbut it's better to believe(c)2006 Robert George