You Can’t Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones, 1969)

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

You can’t always get what you want [x3]
But if you try sometimes well you might find, you get what you need

We went down to the demonstration, to get your fair share of abuse
Singing, “We’re gonna vent our frustration, if we don’t we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse”

You can’t always get what you want [x3]
But if you try sometimes well you 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”
I said to him:

You can’t always get what you want [x3]
But if you try sometimes well you might find, you 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 blood-stained hands

You can’t always get what you want [x3]
But if you try sometimes well you might find, you get what you need