they paved paradise
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've got till it's gone
they paved paradise put up a parking lot

they took all the trees
put 'em in a tree museum
and they charged all the people
a dollar and a half
just to see 'em
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise put up a parking lot

hey farmer farmer
put away the ddt now
put spots on my apples
but leave me the birds and the bees please
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise put up a parking lot

late last night i heard the screen door slam
and the big yellow taxi took away my old man
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise put up a parking lot

i said don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise put up a parking lot

they paved paradise put up a parking lot

they paved paradise put up a parking lot