I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would make 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
You get what you need

We went down to the demonstration
Just to get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And 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 you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need

Well, I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
Just to get your prescription filled
I was in line with Mr Jimmy
And man, man did he look ill
We decided that we sould get coda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sang my song to Mr Jimmy
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
You get what you need

Well, I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced in the art of deception
You could tell it from the blood stains on her hands
And everybody said,

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
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
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
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