I saw her today at the receptionA glass of wine in her handI knew she would meet her connectionAt her feet was a footloose manNo, you can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantBut if you try sometime you findYou get what you needI saw her today at the receptionA glass of wine in her handI knew she was gonna meet her connectionAt her feet was a footloose manYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes, well, you might findYou get what you needAnd I went down to the demonstrationTo get my fair share of abuseSinging, “We’re gonna vent our frustrationIf we don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse”Sing it to me, honeyYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes, well, you just might findYou get what you needOh baby, yeahI went down to the Chelsea drugstoreTo get your prescription filledI was standing in line with Mr. JimmyAnd man, did he look pretty illWe decided that we would have a sodaMy favorite flavor, cherry redI sung my song to Mr. JimmyYeah, and he said one word to me, and that was “dead”I said to himYou can’t always get what you wantWell noYou can’t always get what you wantI tell you, babyYou can’t always get what you wantNoBut if you try sometimes you just might findYou get what you needOh, yeah, wooYou get what you needYeah, oh babyI saw her today at the receptionIn her glass was a bleeding manShe was practiced at the art of deceptionWell I could tell by her blood-stained handsSing itYou can’t always get what you wantYou can’t always get what you want, ooh yeah, childYou can’t always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes you just might findYou just might findYou get what you needAh yeahAh yeah, woo!Ah, you can’t always get what you want(No no, baby)You can’t always get what you want(You can’t now now)You can’t always get what you wantBut if you try sometime you just might findYou just might findThat you get what you needAh yeah!Ah yeah! Do that
