They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

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Melodie: Counting Crows – Big Yellow Taxi

Motive: Cati dintre voi nu si-au dat seama de valoarea unui … hai sa il numim generic “obiect” abia dupa momentul in care acesta nu a mai facut parte din viata lor? Fie el un prieten drag, iubitul sau iubita, copacii sau florile, omul nu a fost deprins sa pretuiasca cu adevarat ceva pentru ca niciodata nu a stiut cu adevarat ce si mai ales cat reprezinta fiecare dintre acestea pentru el. Ba mai mult, s-a trezit mult prea tarziu sa (cum ar spune americanul) cry over spilled milk. Melodia de azi vorbeste despre astfel de intamplari, in care Paradisul este transformat intr-un fel de parcare cu hotel si buticuri iar toti arborii din lume au fost adunati intr-un muzeu unde oamenii platesc un dolar jumate sa ii vada. Desi destul de abstracta viziunea aceasta, este destul de trista. Nu ne vom da niciodata seama ce sau pe cine avem langa noi abia dupa ce le-am dat cu piciorul.

Lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parkin’ lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin’ hot spot
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

They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
No, no, no, don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parkin’ lot

Hey farmer, farmer, put away your DDT
I don’t care about spots on my apples,
Leave me the birds and the bees – please
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
Hey now, they’ve paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not?

Listen, late last night, I heard the screen door swing,
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Now 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
Hey now now, don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you got till it’s gone
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
Why not, they paved paradise
They put up a parking lot
Hey hey hey, paved paradise and put up a parking lot

I don’t wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin it all away
Hey, hey, hey
Now you wanna give it
I should wanna give it
Cuz you’re givin it all away, no no

I don’t wanna give it
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna givin it all away
Cuz you’re givin it all givin it all away yeah yeah
Cuz You’re givin it all away hey, hey, hey

Hey, paved paradise, to put up a parking lot
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Paved paradise, and put up a parking lot