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
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
They paved paradise
and put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise and
put up a parking lot
I don't wanna do
what you wanna do
Why you wanna
givin' it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna do it
I should wanna give it
Now you
giving it all away
I don't wanna do
what you wanna do
Why you wanna
givin' it all away
Hey, hey
Givin' it all
Givin' it all
It all away