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've got 'til it's gone?
They paved paradise, 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 'em
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've 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've 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
Now, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey, na, na, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey, hey, hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot