I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand.
I knew she was gonna meet her connection,
At her feet was a 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 might find you get what you need!

I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse,
Singing, "We gonna vent our frustration."
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty 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 might find you get what you need!

Now, I went down to the Chelsea Drugstore
to get your prescription filled.
Now 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.
my song my song to Mr. Jimmy,
And he said one word to me and that was "dead."

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 might find
if you try sometimes,
You might find you get what you need...