They paved paradise and put up a parkin` lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin` hot spot
Don`t it always seem to go
That you don`t know what you got till it`s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no, don`t it always seem to go
That you don`t know what you`ve got till it`s gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don`t care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees - please
Don`t it always seem to go
That you don`t know what you got till it`s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they`ve paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door sway
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Now don`t it always seem to go
That you don`t know what you got till it`s gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now now, don`t it always seem to go
That you don`t know what you got till it`s gone
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not, they paved paradise
They put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot
I don`t wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Cuz you`re givin it all away, no no
I don`t wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin it all away
Cuz you`re givin it all givin it all away yeah yeah
Cuz You`re givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise, to put up a parking lot
la,la, la, la, la, la, na ,na, na, na, na, nah
Paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
