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 her footloose man 



No, 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 sometime you find 

You get what you need 



We went down to the demonstration 

To get your fair share of abuse 

Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration 

If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" 



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 



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 



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, 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 



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 just might find 

You get what you need 



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 just might find 

You get what you need