column types text, varchar, *char return as strings:

As opposed to []byte arrays. This brings sqlite closer
in line with other dbs like postgres, allowing downstream
consumers to assume the scanned value is string across underlying
dbs.

sqlite3.go

@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ var SQLiteTimestampFormats = []string{
 const (
 	columnDate      string = "date"
 	columnDatetime  string = "datetime"
+	columnText      string = "text"
 	columnTimestamp string = "timestamp"
 )
 
@@ -2061,10 +2062,15 @@ func (rc *SQLiteRows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
 					t = t.In(rc.s.c.loc)
 				}
 				dest[i] = t
+			case columnText:
+				dest[i] = s
 			default:
-				dest[i] = []byte(s)
+				if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(rc.decltype[i]), "char") {
+					dest[i] = s
+				} else {
+					dest[i] = []byte(s)
+				}
 			}
-
 		}
 	}
 	return nil