Big Yellow Taxi (Adam Duritz)They paved paradise and put up a parking lotWith a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spotDon't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lot

[Vanessa Carlton]Ooooh, bop bop bopOoooh, bop bop bop

[Adam]They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museumAnd they charged the people a dollar and a half to see themNo, no, noDon't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's goneThey paved paradise, and put up a parking lot

[Vanessa]Ooooh, bop bop bopOoooh, bop bop bop

[Adam]Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDTI don't care about spots on my apples,Leave me the birds and the beesPleaseDon't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lotHey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lotWhy not?

[Vanessa]Ooooh, bop bop bopOoooh, bop bop bop

[Adam]Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slamAnd a big yellow taxi took my girl awayDon't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's goneThey paved paradise and put up a parking lotWell, don't it always seem to goThat you don't know what you got 'til it's gone

They paved paradise to put up a parking lotWhy not?They paved paradise and put up a parking lotHey hey heyPaved paradise and put up a parking lot

[Vanessa]Ooooh, bop bop bopOoooh, bop bop bop

[Adam, Vanessa]I don't wanna give itWhy you wanna give itWhy you wanna giving it all awayHey, hey, heyNow you wanna give itI should wanna give itNow you wanna giving it all away

Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot