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 got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

OOh, bop bop bop
OOh, bop bop bop

They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot

OOh, bop bop bop
OOh, bop bop bop

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your Ddt
I don't care about spots on my apples
Leave me the birds and the bees
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

OOh, bop bop bop
OOh, bop bop bop

Late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

OOh, bop bop bop
OOh, bop bop bop

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot