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
Well, you just might find
You get what you need
Oh, yeah (Woo)

I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singin', "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't, we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse"
Sing it, honey

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, babe

Well, I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standin' in line with Mr. Jimmy
And, man, did he look pretty ill
And we decided that we'd 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"
Well, I said to him

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want, I tell you, baby
You can't always get what you want, no
But if you try sometimes
You just might find
You get what you need
Oh, yeah (Woo)

Oh, you get what you need, yeah, baby
Oh, yeah

Well, I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleedin' man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well, I could tell by her blood-stained hands
Sing it, come on

You can't always get what you want, yeah
You can't always get what you want, yeah
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
Oh, yeah (Woo)
Baby, oh, yeah
You can't always get what you want (No, no, baby)
You can't always get what you want (You can't now, no)
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, no, yeah
Oh, oh, baby
Get what you need, ooh-ooh-ooh
You can't always get what you want
Baby, uh-huh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh, baby
Oh
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, ooh, yeah
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, yeah, babe
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
No, you can't always get what you want, oh-oh, yeah
No, you can't always get what you want
But you can get what you need, yeah, baby