They paved and put up a parkin' lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They took all the , and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no, don't it seem to go
That you don't what you've got till it's gone
They paved , and put up a parking lot
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my ,
Leave me the and the bees – please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they've paved to put up a parking lot
Why not?
Listen, late night, I heard the screen door sway
And a big 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 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 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 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 , 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
