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'Cause we're growing some apples to leave for the birds and the bees.
Bees!
I don't care about spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees.
Please!
A big pair of dice
They paved paradise
A big paradise to put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
A big paradise, full of f***ing lies.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A big paradise, they put up a f****ng lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A big paradise
They paved paradise
A gay pair o' guys put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A gay pair of dice, put up a f**king light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A gay pair of guys like to f**k a lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A gay paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A gay paradise at the foot of the parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A gay paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A gay paradise, put up a f***in’ life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A paid pair of dice, put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A paid paradise put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A paved paradise, put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A piggies paradise, put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink pair of dice, the hood of a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink pair of dice, you put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink paradise to put up a parking lot
or
They paint paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
A pink paradise, and put up a pumpkin pie
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A pink paradise, pull up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
A pink paradise, they put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
A plate of fried rice and put in a pork in pot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Ain't very nice, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
And a big yellow taxi took my fun away.
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away.
And pay paradise, to put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot.
At the babe paradise they told us a f*cking lie
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Big paradise put up a f*** and lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Big paradise, put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
Big paradise, put up a f**king lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Big paradise, put up a park in life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Big yellow taxi took my foot away
Big yellow taxi took my girl away
Bird of paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
If you love paradise, you'll put up a f*cking life.
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got, now it's gone
I hate paradise, what a f***ing lie.
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.
Don't it always seem to snow,
when you don't know what it is till it's gone,
a pink paradise, pick up my coffee pot.
Don't it always seem to go,
that you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot!
Donut holes they seem to go
But you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
You pay paradise, put up a parkin' lot.
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.
Evade paradise, I'm sick of the f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot .
Gay paradise, put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the beast, please
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees, please
Great big paradise and put up a f***ing love.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Green paradise put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Had fry rice and I poop up da parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey father father
Hey farmer farmer
Hey father father
Hey farmer farmer
Hey mother, father
Hey farmer farmer
Hey motherf***er
Hey farmer farmer
Hey paradise put up a fork in life
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey paradise! Put up a f***in' lot.
The paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey paradise, put up a f***in' light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Hey paradise, put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey paradise, put up the barking lice.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
They paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey, hey paradise, you put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Hey, hey, paradise, put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey, paradise, put back the funk in life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
I don't care about spots on the owls.
I don't care about spots on my apples.
I don't care about spots or marbles.
I don't care about spots on my apples.
I don’t care about sparks on my asses
I don’t care about sparks on my apples
I love paradise. Put up a parking lot!
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
I paid a pair of guys put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
I paid paradise and put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
I shaved my a** and boy it hurt a lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
If it ain't paradise, put out the f***in' light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
If it ain't paradise, then put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
If it be paradise, put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It ain't pair of dice, put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
It ain't paradise to put up a f***in' lie.
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
It ain't paradise to put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise to put in a parking lot
It ain't paradise to put up with a f***ing lot
They paved paradise to put in a parking lot
It ain't paradise, put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It ain't paradise, so put up a f*ck in love
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
It ain't paradise, so put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It ain't paradise, to put up a f*cking law.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It aint paradise till you put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
It ain’t paradise ‘til u put up a fucking fight
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
It beat paradise
They paved paradise
It just spoils the apples.
Believe in the birds and the bees, please!
I don't care about spots on my apples,
but leave me the birds and the bees. Please!
It paid paradise to put up with f***ing love.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
It's a pink paradise, so put up a f*** in line.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It's a true paradise and put up a funky lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
It's paralyzed, put up a pocket lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Late last night, the birds all screamed or slammed.
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
Late last night, the birds are screamed or slammed.
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
Made big paradise and put up a f***ing love.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
May paradise, and put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Mayfair on ice, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Now give me spots on my apples.
I don't care about spots on my apples.
Paid fifty cents, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Paint paradise and put up a f***ing lot
They paved paradise and put in a parking lot.
Paper and ice, put up a parking lot.
They paved Paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pave paradise, and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel and boots, you got a swingin' hot spot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot.
Paved pairs of dice to put up a f***in' lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Paved paradise and put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put in a parking lot.
Paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pay paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink Panther and guys, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink Paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink pair of dice to put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot.
Pink paradise put on a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot
and I thought the title was pink paradise!!!!!!!!!!!lol:)
Pink paradise put up the f***ing lights.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, put up a park a lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise, queen of the parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Pink paradise... they put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Put a little dream into it.
And put them in a tree museum.
Put up a f***ing lie.
Put up a parking light.
Save paradise, put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Take a pair of dice and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The big yellow taxi-- he took my grill away!
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away.
The day paradise had put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The day paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
The gay paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The grey pair of eyes on the girl in the parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
The paid paradise, put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
The pink paradise and put out a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They came out at night and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They made paradise to put off our f*cking life
They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot.
They paid a pair of dykes to put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid a pair of guys, to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid pair of dice and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise and put up a f***ing lie
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise and put up a f***ing light
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
They paid paradise and put up a fork in love
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paid paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing lawn.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paid paradise to put up a fog in life
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paid paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up a punk in line
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise to put up with f***ing lies.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise, pick up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise, to put up a f***ing lie.
They paid paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid paradise, to put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
They paid paradise, to put up a pumpkin lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paid parasites to put on a parking light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paid parasites to put up a parking lot.
or
They paid Paris dykes to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paint paradise to put up a f***ing life.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They painted paradise and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put a f**king lot
Paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a barking dog
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing wall.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to get a fucking life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to put up a f***ing lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to put up a f**king lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise to put up a parkin' lot
In a big town, you're gonna swing in a hot spot.
They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot.
They paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a f*cking lot
They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot.
They paved paradise, boot up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, put up the funkin' lights.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They pay a pair of guys to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They pay paradise, and put up a pumpkin pie.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They pay paradise, put up a f***ing life
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They razed paradise and put up a parking lot
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
They saved paradise, I've put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They say paradise took out a pocket knife.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They spade a pair of dice to put a sparking pot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
They take paradise, and put up a f***ing line.
They paved paradise, and put in a parking lot.
They took down a fence to put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
They’ve been terrorized
They paved paradise
To be paradise, put up a f***in' life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
To leave paradise, and put up with parking lice.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
To reach paradise, put up a f***ing life.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Today's paradise put up a parking lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
Today's paradise, put up with f***king life
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Today's paradise, they put up a f***ing lot.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Took paradise, put up a f***in' lie.
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
True paradise, put up a fock in love
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
We're in paradise, put up a freakin' lot.
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
With a big ol' telephone booth and a swingin' hot spot.
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot.
With a big ole turn of boots you got a swingin' hot spot.
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot.
With a pink coattail, a boutique, and a swinging hearts spot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
With a pink hotel, a booty
Gonna swing it, hot shot.
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swingin' hot spot.
With a pink old tele-boutique
And a swingin' hot spot.
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swingin' hot spot.
You big paradise! You put up with f***in’ lies!
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
You big paradise! You put up with fucking lies!
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Your booty and a swinging hot spot
A boutique and a swinging hot spot