歌词
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot
他们铺造了天堂，修建了停车场
A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot
一家粉红色的酒店，一家精品店和一个尽情摇摆的热辣场所
Don't it always go to show
难道不总是这样？
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
直到失去才知道拥有
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.
他们铺造了天堂，修建了停车场
They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum
他们挖去了所有的树，把它们放在树博物馆里
They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them
他们只向参观者收取1.5美元
Don't it always go to show
难道不总是这样？
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
直到失去才知道拥有
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.
他们铺造了天堂，修建了停车场
Hey farmer, farmer, put away that d.d.t
嘿，农夫，农夫，把DDT收起来（撒切尔《寂静的春天》一书阐述了DDT对于自然的危害，引起了巨大的反响）
Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please,
你可以在我的苹果上留下斑点，但还我小鸟和蜜蜂
Don't it always go to show
难道不总是这样？
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
直到失去才知道拥有
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.
他们铺造了天堂，修建了停车场
Late last night i heard my screen door slam
昨天深夜，我听到纱门砰的一声关上
A big yellow buldozer took away the house and land
一辆黄色的大推土机抢走了我的房子和土地
Don't it always go to show
难道不总是这样？
You never know what you got till it's gone ?
直到失去才知道拥有
They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot.
他们铺造了天堂，修建了停车场
repeat
重复……
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