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