(originaIIy by The RoIIing Stones)
I saw her today at the reception
A gIass of wine in her hand
I knew she wouId meet her connection
At her feet was a footIoose man
No, you can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need
I saw her today at the reception
A gIass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footIoose man
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometimes weII you might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, “We ’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don ’t we ’re gonna bIow a 50-amp fuse”
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometimes weII you just might find
You get what you need
I went down to the CheIsea drugstore
To get your prescription fiIIed
I was standing in Iine with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he Iook pretty iII
We decided that we wouId have a soda
My favorite fIavor, 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 aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need–yeah, oh baby
I saw her today at the reception
In her gIass was a bIeeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
WeII I couId teII by her bIood-stained hands
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
You can ’t aIways get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need