You Can't Always Get What You Want

"You can't always get what you want", take one That's true, boy, let me tell you, you can't never get what you want, you gotta take what you want Anything you want, grab it and take it, 'cause they gonna try to stop you from getting to the top of the hill But when you get to the top of the hill, go and take your fill, eat it al, eat it all up Well, I saw her today at the reception She had a glass of wine in her hand I knew she was there to make a connection I saw her feet pointed towards the man So, you can't always get what you want So, you can't always get what you want, yeah So, you can't always get what you want If you want a man, you've got to take a man If you want a woman, you've got to take a woman If you want love, you've got to take love If you want hate, you've got to take hate If you want money, you've got to take money If you want power, power, you've got to take power Power, power, it's the thing of the hour If you try sometime, you find You get what you need, oh yeah You get what you need, yeah yeah yeah, wow And you're gonna get what you need, wow You're gonna get what you need, yeah I went to this demonstration To get my fair share of abuse I was shouting words in their direction Words I know would be refused I said you can't always get what you want No, you can't always get what you want No, no, you can't always get what you want You've got to take it, oh you've got to take You've got to take what you want You've got to take what you need You've got to take what you wand, take what you need If you want a man, you've got to take a man, yeah If you want a woman, you've got to take a woman If you want love, you've got to take love If you want hate, you've got to take hate If you want power, you've got to take power Power, power, it's the thing of the hour Power, power, power, it's the thing of the hour If you try sometime, you'll find You get what you need, oh yeah, yeah You get what you need, yeah yeah, uh-huh But you gotta take, take, take what you need and you want Say you can't get what you want Take what you want And then take some more And take it all, and eat it all up And when you can't find that ... [?] Eat every roots in the grass, eat up the rocks And eat up the ... [?] Just eat everything