[Verse 1 Adam] They paved paradise and put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin hot spot [Chorus Adam] Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got til its gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot [Hook Vanessa Carlton] Ooooh, bop bop bop Ooooh, bop bop bop [Verse 2 Adam] They took all the trees, and put them in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no [Chorus Adam] Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got till its gone They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot [Hook Vanessa Carlton] Ooooh, bop bop bop Ooooh, bop bop bop [Verse 3 Adam] Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT I dont care about spots on my apples Leave me the birds and the bees Please [Chorus Adam] Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got till its gone They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot Hey now! They paved paradise, to put up a parking lot [Hook Vanessa Carlton] Ooooh, bop bop bop Ooooh, bop bop bop [Musical Interlude] [Bridge Adam] Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took my girl away [Chorus Adam] Now, dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got til its gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Hey na na, dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got til its gone They paved paradise to put up a parking lot Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Hey, hey, hey Paved paradise and put up a parking lot [Hook Vanessa Carlton] Ooooh, bop bop bop Ooooh, bop bop bop [Bridge Adam Vanessa] I dont wanna give it Why you wanna give it Why you wanna giving it all away Hey, hey, hey Now you wanna give it I should wanna give it Now you wanna giving it all away I dont wanna give it Why you wanna give it Why you wanna give it all away Hey, hey, hey Now you wanna give it I should wanna give it Now you wanna giving it all away [Outro Vanessa Adam] Why do you want me? Why do you want to? Cos youre givin it all away Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
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