Etta James - This Bitter Earth Lyrics

This bitter earth
Well, what a fruit it bears
What good, what good is love
Eh, that no one, no one shares

If my life is like the dust
That hides the glow of a rose
What good am I, what good am I
Heaven only knows

Lord, this bitter earth
Yes, can be so cold
Today you're young
Too soon, too soon you're old

But while a voice, a voice within me cries
I'm sure someone will answer my call
And this bitter earth
Ooh, may not, oh, be so bitter after all

This bitter earth
Yeah, can be, can be so cold
Today, today you're young
Too soon, too soon you're old

But while a voice within me cries
I'm sure someone will answer my call
And this bitter earth
May, may not be so bitter after all
This bitter