Prairie Public Shorts
Emma Josephine, "The More You Know"
7/10/2026 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Emma Josephine performs "The More You Know".
Emma Josephine is an emerging and talented singer/songwriter who is captivated by the nostalgia of her own life growing up in Minnesota. Her melodies bring her creatively crafted lyrics to life and leave the listener with a sense of hometown warmth and reminiscing. Listen as she performs "The More You Know".
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Prairie Public Shorts is a local public television program presented by Prairie Public
Prairie Public Shorts
Emma Josephine, "The More You Know"
7/10/2026 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Emma Josephine is an emerging and talented singer/songwriter who is captivated by the nostalgia of her own life growing up in Minnesota. Her melodies bring her creatively crafted lyrics to life and leave the listener with a sense of hometown warmth and reminiscing. Listen as she performs "The More You Know".
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(warm heartfelt music) ♪ When I turned ten ♪ ♪ I thought by now ♪ ♪ Life would make more sense ♪ ♪ I'd work a corporate job ♪ ♪ My pockets deep ♪ ♪ But I'm here and I'm pinching pennies ♪ ♪ When I turned 12 ♪ ♪ I learned how to give my parents hell ♪ ♪ I was real good at slamming doors ♪ ♪ And talking big and keeping score ♪ ♪ I used to think ♪ ♪ That I knew a thing or two ♪ ♪ I used to think ♪ ♪ That I really had a clue ♪ ♪ But if I could ♪ ♪ I'd go back and forget it ♪ ♪ 'Cause the more you know ♪ ♪ The more you wish you didn't ♪ ♪ When I turned 18 ♪ ♪ I thought love was all ♪ ♪ A girl would need ♪ ♪ I kissed a boy and never saw him again ♪ ♪ Turns out not all boys ♪ ♪ Grow up to be men ♪ ♪ When I turned 21 ♪ ♪ I thought the future could be outrun ♪ ♪ Turns out your list of things to do ♪ ♪ Is never done ♪ ♪ It grows up with you ♪ ♪ I used to think ♪ ♪ That I knew a thing or two ♪ ♪ I used to think ♪ ♪ That I really had a clue ♪ ♪ But if I could ♪ ♪ I'd go back and forget it ♪ ♪ 'Cause the more you know ♪ ♪ The more you wish you didn't ♪ ♪ And by the time that I turn 22 ♪ ♪ I'll know a few more things to be true ♪ ♪ And as much as I hate to admit it ♪ ♪ The more you know ♪ ♪ The more you wish you didn't ♪ ♪ The more you know ♪ ♪ The more you wish you didn't ♪ - [Narrator] Funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4th, 2008.
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