This bitter earth Well, what fruit it bears What good is love That no one shares And if my life is like the dust Mmm, that hides the glow of a rose What good am IHeaven only knows Lord, this bitter earth Yes, can be so cold Today you're young Too soon you're old But while a voice within me cries I know heaven will answer my call And this bitter earth Ooh, may not be so bitter after all But while a voice within me cries I know heaven will answer my call And this bitter earth Ooh, it may not be so bitter after all, ooh