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Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics

Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Dylan

They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot
Don't it always go to show
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.

They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum
They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them
Don't it always go to show
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.

Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please,
Don't it always go to show
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.

Late last night I heard my screen door slam
A big yellow taxi took my girl away
Don't it always go to show
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.

Comments/Interpretations

by withheld on 7/30/2008 8:54am
I gew up an a farm this so is prophetic!

by stinky156 on 4/19/2010 6:51am
did bob dyan write this!?
all my life i thought it was joni mitchell...

by nomnomnom:-) on 4/19/2010 6:54am
what?!!!!u toughth that was joanie michel!!?