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
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 might find
You get what you need
oh yeah
But I 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 fifty amp fuse"
sing it now
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
oh yeah
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
oh yeah
(solo)
You get what you need,
oh 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 get what you need
oh yeah
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
oh yeah
thanks for singing
