You Can't Always Get What You Want (Live)

Well I saw her today at the reception

A glass of wine in her hand

I knew she was gonna meet her connection

At her feet was a footloose man

Now you can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime

Hey, well you just might find

You get what you need

Yeah, ain't it true, little baby

Yeah, yeah, yeah

And I went down to the demonstration

To get my fair shares of abuse

Singing, we're gonna vent our frustration

And if we don't, I'm gonna blow a fifty amp fuse

Just sing it to me, baby

Hey, now you can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime

Hey, well you just might find

You get what you need

Oh, and it's usually on time, baby

Yeah, yeah, yeah

And I went down to the Chelsea drugstore

To get your prescription filled

I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy

Yes, and man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would have a soda

My favorite flavor was cherry red

Yeah, then I sung my song to big Jimmy

Yeah, then he said one word back to me and that was dead

I said to him

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime

You just might find

You just might find

You get what you need

Yeah, and it's usually on time, baby

Yeah, it won't even go, up to you now, baby

Well I saw her today at the reception

In her glass was a bleeding man

She was practiced at the art of deception

Yeah, I could tell, I could tell by her bloodstained hands

Oh, now, now, baby

That you can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

Yeah, but if you try sometime

You just might find

You just might find

You get what you need

Yeah, now ain't it true, little baby

Get what, get what, get what, get what, get what, do it with me one more time

Hey, 'cause you can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime

You just might find

You just might find

You get what you need, yeah