They paved paradise
And put up a parking 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 'til 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 got 'til 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 'til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Hey now they paved paradise
To put up a parking lot
Why not
Listen late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know
What you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Well don't it always seem to go
That you don't know
What you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise
To put up a parking lot
Why not
They paved paradise
And 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 giving it all away
Hey hey hey
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Cos you giving it all away
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving
It all away
Hey hey givin it all
Givin it all away