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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vocals
Ron Fair
Ron Fair
Conductor
Tal Herzberg
Tal Herzberg
Programming
Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz
Lead Vocals
Ben Mize
Ben Mize
Drums
Charlie Gillingham
Charlie Gillingham
Keyboards
Dan Vickrey
Dan Vickrey
Guitar
David Bryson
David Bryson
Guitar
David Immergluck
David Immergluck
Guitar
Matthew Malley
Matthew Malley
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Songwriter
Ron Fair
Ron Fair
String Arranger
Tal Herzberg
Tal Herzberg
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ron Fair
Ron Fair
Producer
Tal Herzberg
Tal Herzberg
Recording Engineer
Bob Ludwig
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 Ooh, bop, bop, bop Ooh, 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 Ooh, bop, bop, bop Ooh, 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 Ooh, bop, bop, bop Why not? Ooh, bop, bop, bop Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took my girl away Now, 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, now, 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 Why not? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot Hey, hey, hey Paved paradise and put up a parking lot Ooh, bop, bop, bop Ooh, 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 giving it all away, no, no I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it Why you wanna giving it all away 'Cause you're giving it all, giving it all away Yeah, yeah Why do you want me? Why do you want me? 'Cause you're givin' it all away, hey, hey, hey Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Writer(s): Joni Mitchell Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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