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
You just might find you get what you need!

I went down to the demonstration
To get our fair share of abuse,
Singing, "We gonna vent our frustration",
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-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
You just might find you get what you need!

I went down to the Chelsea Drugstore
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 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
You might find

But if you try sometimes
You might find
You get what you need!
You get what you need!

You can't always get what you want (11x)