I saw her today at the reception   A glass of wine in her hand   I knew she was gonna meet her connection   As 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'll get what you need     I went down to the demonstration   To get my fair share of abuse   Singing "we're gonna vent our frustrations"   "And 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'll get what you need     I went down to the Chelsea drugstore   To get your prescription filled   I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy   And man, did he look pretty ill   We decided that we would have a soda   My favorite flavor, was cherry red   I sung my song to Mister 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   You can't always get what you want   You can't always get what you want   You can't always get what you want   No no, you can't always get what you want   Oh, you can't always get what you want   But if you try sometimes   You just might find   You'll get what you need     I saw her today at the reception   In her glass was a bleeding man   She was practiced at the art of deception   Well I could tell by her bloodstained hands   Oh, yes I could     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   Yeah, you just might find   You'll get what you need   Oh sugar, you'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah   You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah   You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah