I saw her today at the reception
glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her 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 sometime you might find
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"

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

I went down to the Chelsea [bad word] 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
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 just might find
If You try sometimes, you might find
You get what you need
You get what you need