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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vanessa Carlton
Vocals
Ron Fair
Conductor
Tal Herzberg
Programming
Adam Duritz
Lead Vocals
Ben Mize
Drums
Charlie Gillingham
Keyboards
Dan Vickrey
Guitar
David Bryson
Guitar
David Immergluck
Guitar
Matthew Malley
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
Ron Fair
String Arranger
Tal Herzberg
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ron Fair
Producer
Tal Herzberg
Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
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 got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Oh, bop, bop, bop
They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, they paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Why not?
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey now, now, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til it's 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
Oh, bop, bop, bop
Oh, bop, bop, bop
I don't 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
'Cause you're givin it all away
I don't wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away
Givin, givin it all
Givin it all away
Why do you want me?
Why do you want me?
'Cause you're givin it all away
Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Writer(s): Joni Mitchell
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