They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot
Don´t it always go to show
You never know what you got till it´s gone?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum
They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see ´em
Don´t it always go to show
You never know what you got till it´s gone?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please
Don´t it always go to show
You never know what you got till it´s gone?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot

Late last night, I heard my screen door slam
A big yellow bulldozer took away the house and land
Don´t it always go to show
You never know what you got till it´s gone?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
Paved paradise, they put up a parking lot