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 need her connection
At her feet was her 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
You just might find
You get what you need

And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we're gonna blow a fifty amp fuse"

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Well, you just might find
You get what you need

Well, I went down to the Chelsea Drugstore
To get your prescription filled
And I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, he looked pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy, yeah
He said one word 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 sometimes
You just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need
Yeah, baby

Well, I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
And I could tell by her blood-stained hands

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
You just might find
You get what you need

Yeah, you get what you need
Oh, 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

You just might find
You get what you need

Yeah, you get what you need
Yeah, you get what you need
Yeah