I saw her today at the reception   a glass of wine in her hand   I knew she was going    to meet her connection   I could tell    by her blood stained hands      You can’t always get    what you want   You can’t always get    what you want   No you can’t always get    what you want   but if you try sometimes   well you might find   you get what you need      I went down    to the Chelsea drug store   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 vanilla cream   and 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   No you can’t always get    what you want   but if you try sometimes   well you might find   you get what you need      I went down    to the demonstration   To get my fair share of abuse   Saying we’re gonna vent    our frustration   And if we don’t we’re gonna blow    a fifty amp fuse