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 'til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parkin' lot
Ooooh bop bop bop
Ooooh bop bop bop
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 parkin' lot
Ooooh bop bop bop
Ooooh bop bop bop
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 parkin' lot
Hey now they paved paradise
To put up a parkin' lot
Ooooh bop bop bop
Why not
Ooooh bop bop bop
Listen late last night
I heard the screen door slam
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 'til it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parkin' lot
Hey now now
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 parkin' lot
Why not
They paved paradise
To put up a parkin' lot
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise
And put up a parkin' lot
Ooooh bop bop bop
Ooooh bop bop bop
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin' it all away
Hey hey hey
Why you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
'Cause you givin' it all away
Na na
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin' it all away
Cause you givin' it all
Givin' it all away
She's givin' it all away