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'll find
You get what you need
You get what you need

I saw her today at the reception
glass of wine in her hand
Oh, I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a 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 sometimes, 
Well, you just might find 
You get what you need
You get what you need

I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our [bad word] If we don't, we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it to me now...

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes,
Well, you just might find
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
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes,
Well, 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,
Well, you just might find
You get what you need

You get what you need
(You can't always get what you want)
You get what you need
Oh, yeah, what you need
Get what you need