Moya Brennan - Big Yellow Taxi lyrics

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique and A swinging hot spot 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 a parking lot The took all the trees and put Them in a tree museum And they charged all the people A dollar and a half just to see them 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 a parking lot Hey farmer farmer put away that DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please! 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 a parking lot Late last night I heard a screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man 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 a parking lot 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 a parking lot The paved paradise And put up a parking lot The paved paradise And put up a parking lot