I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would meet her connection
And at her feet was her footloose man

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

And I went down to demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing: "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse"

You know you can't always get what you want
People will tell you that you know you can't always get what you want
You better believe you know you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You know that you just might find
You get what you need, yeah
Yeah

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
And I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would gonna have a soda
My favourite-favourite flavor, cherry red
And then I sang my song to Mr. Jimmy
And he said one word, and that was, "Dead"

You know that you can't always get what you want
I tell you know you can't always get what you want
People will tell you that you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You know that you just might find
That you get what you need
Get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need
Yeah, what ya
You can't always
You can't always get just what you want
You know you can't always get what you want
People believe me
Can't always get what you want
Yeah, you gotta try
You gotta try
You gotta try
You gotta try try
You get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need
Yeah, you know ya
You can't always
You can't always get just what you want