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Credits

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

[Verse 1]
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
[Chorus]
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
[PostChorus]
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[PostChorus]
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
[Verse 3]
Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples, leave me the birds and the bees
Please
[Chorus]
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
[PostChorus]
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
[Instrumental]
Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
[Chorus]
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-na-na, 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
[PostChorus]
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
Ooh, bop-bop-bop
[Bridge]
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 wanna giving it all away
No, no
I don't wanna give it, why you wanna give it
Why you wanna give it all away
'Cause you're giving it all, giving it all away
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
Why do you want me?
Why do you want to?
'Cause you're givin' it all away, hey, hey, hey
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Hey, paved paradise to put up a parking lot
[Instrumental]
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
Written by: Joni Mitchell, Naomi Crellin

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