- In a realm of colorful hues, man,#
- I spied a behemoth chariot so grand,#
- With wheels spinning and a hue so bold,#
- Oh, they took paradise and paved it, we're told.#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- An artist played tunes on strings so fine,#
- Singing 'bout nature's beauty, divine,#
- But as the asphalt stretched wide and free,#
- Oh, they hushed those songs beneath the tree.#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- Hey now, Captain, put away that D9,#
- Give me back the green and the trees that shine,#
- Give me spots on the grass and the open sky,#
- Don't you know we're part of nature's high?#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- Late last night, I heard the Earth moan,#
- A cry for balance, a plea to atone,#
- Though they took so much for a coin to gain,#
- Let's return to nature's dance, no more disdain.#
- Paved paradise, we shall unroll,#
- Undo the parking lot, let life enfold,#
- Maybe this time we'll know,#
- To appreciate before it's taken in the throw,#
- Undo the paved paradise, heal the parking lot.#
- Regenerate#
- And I have something to say.#
- I would like you to listen.#
- Chris is good luck.#
- In a realm of colorful hues, man,#
- I spied a behemoth chariot so grand,#
- With wheels spinning and a hue so bold,#
- Oh, they took paradise and paved it, we're told.#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- An artist played tunes on strings so fine,#
- Singing 'bout nature's beauty, divine,#
- But as the asphalt stretched wide and free,#
- Oh, they hushed those songs beneath the tree.#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- Hey now, Captain, put away that D9,#
- Give me back the green and the trees that shine,#
- Give me spots on the grass and the open sky,#
- Don't you know we're part of nature's high?#
- Paved paradise, they did unfold,#
- To put up a parking lot, oh so cold,#
- Don't it always seem to go,#
- That you don't know what you've got 'til it's stole?#
- They paved paradise, put in a parking lot.#
- Late last night, I heard the Earth moan,#
- A cry for balance, a plea to atone,#
- Though they took so much for a coin to gain,#
- Let's return to nature's dance, no more disdain.#
- Paved paradise, we shall unroll,#
- Undo the parking lot, let life enfold,#
- Maybe this time we'll know,#
- To appreciate before it's taken in the throw,#
- Undo the paved paradise, heal the parking lot.#
- Regenerate#
- And I have something to say.#
- I would like you to listen.#
- Chris is good luck.#