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