You Can't Always Get What You Want

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

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 sometimes

Well, you just might find

You get what you need

Oh, yeah, woo

I went down to the demonstration

To get my fair share of abuse

Singin', "We're gonna vent our frustration

If we don't, we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse"

Sing it, honey

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 sometimes

Well, you just might find

You get what you need

Oh, babe

Well, I went down to the Chelsea drugstore

To get your prescription filled

I was standin' in line with Mr. Jimmy

And, man, did he look pretty ill

And we decided that we'd have a soda

My favorite flavor, cherry red

I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy, yeah

And he said one word to me, and that was "dead"

Well, I said to him

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want, tell you, baby

You can't always get what you want, no

But if you try sometimes

You just might find

You get what you need

Oh, yeah (Woo)

Oh, you get what you need, yeah, baby, uh

Oh

Well, I saw her today at the reception

In her glass, was a bleedin' man

She was practiced at the art of deception

Well, I could tell by her blood-stained hands

Sing it, come on

You can't always get what you want, yeah

You can't always get what you want, yeah

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, you just might find

You just might find you get what you need

Oh, yeah (Woo)

Baby, oh, yeah

You can't always get what you want (No, no, baby)

You can't always get what you want (You can't now, no)

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes

Just might find

You get what you need

You get what you need, no, yeah

Oh, oh, baby

Get what you need, ooh-ooh-ooh

You can't always get what you want

Baby, uh-huh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Oh, baby

Oh

Oh-oh, ooh

Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh, yeah

Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh

Oh, yeah, babe

Oh, oh, yeah

Oh, oh, yeah

No, you can't always get what you want, oh, oh-oh, yeah

No, you can't always get what you want

But you can get what you need, yeah, baby