They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
with a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Chorus
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
Took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
and they charged the people 25 bucks just to see them, please
[repeat chorus]
Hey yeah, paved paradise, put up a parking lot
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your ddt
i don't care about my spots in my apples
leave me the birds and the bees, please
[repeat chorus]
Hey yeah, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Ad lib
Listen, late last night, hear the screen door slam
and a big yellow taxi took my girl away, hey yeah
[repeat chorus]
Oh hoh, paved paradise, put up a parking lot
they paved paradise, put up a parking lot
Why you wanna give it
why you wanna give it
why you wanna give it all away
oh, she wanna give it
why she wanna give it
oh, you give it all away
why you wanna give it
why you wanna give it
why you give it all away
oh yeah, she give it all away
yeah, she give it all away