This Bitter Earth

This bitter earth, what fruit it bears

What good is love that no one shares?

If my life were like the dust

That hides the glow of a rose,

Then what good am I?

Heaven only knows.

This bitter earth, can be so cold

Today you are young, but tomorrow you're old.

While a voice within me cries

I know someone may answer my call

And this bitter earth may not be so bitter after all.