You Can't Always Get What You Want (Live 1982)

[Intro]

I saw her today at the reception

A glass of wine in her hand

I knew she would meet her connection

At her feet was a footloose man

No, you can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime

You'll find

You get what you need

Yeah!

[Verse 1]

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore

To get your prescription filled

I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy

And man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would 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"

I said to him

[Chorus]

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 might find

You get what you need

[Guitar Solo 1]

[Audience Applause]

[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]

Alright baby

How's that turn Rob?

I want y'all to sing real pretty

We'll see

Here it goes

[Interlude: Mick Jagger & (Audience)]

Now you can't always (Get what you want) Yeah man!

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) Yeah!

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) Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

You get what you need, yeah, oh baby

I saw her today at the reception

In her glass was a bleeding man

She was practiced at the art of deception

Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands

[Chorus]

You can't always get what you want, yeah

You can't always get what you want, ooh 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

Let's just do it one more time

Here we go

[Outro]

You can't always get what you want, yeah

You can't always get what you want, ooh 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

[Audience Applause]

[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Oh shit