[Verse 1]
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot

[Chorus]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

[Verse 2]
They took all the trees
And put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
Twenty-five bucks just to see 'em

[Chorus]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
[Verse 3]
Hey farmer farmer
Put away your DDT now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please

[Chorus]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

[Verse 4]
Late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Carried off my old man

[Chorus]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
[Chorus]
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got
Till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot