(...)
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum
And then they charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them
Don't it always seem to go
You don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey farmer, farmer, put away that DDT now
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please
Don't it always seem to go
You don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
(...)
-- Big Yellow Taxi (1970)
Text and music by Joni Mitchell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fvpg
or if you prefer the Counting Crows version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTC6m-a3U9w
1 comment:
I love this song too. And in Portland, Maine where I come from now, they actually put back the park after taking it away, paving it, and making it a parking lot. Way to go, Portland!
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