This bitter earth   Well, what fruit it bears?   What good is love, love?   That no one shares      And if my life is like the dust   That hides the glow of a rose   What good am I?   Heaven only knows      Ooh, this bitter earth   Well, can be so cold   On this day you're young   Too soon you're old      But while a voice within me cries   Someone may answer my call   And this bitter earth, ooh   May not be so bitter after all      This bitter earth   Can be so cold   Today you're young, young   Too soon, too old      I said, this bitter earth   Can be so cold   Today you're young, so young   Before you know it, you're growing old      While a voice within me cries   Someone may answer my call   And this bitter earth, ooh   May not be so bitter, so bitter after all      This bitter earth