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 get what you need
Well, I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would go meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man No, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw No, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw No, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw But if you try sometime, you just might find You get what you need And I went down to the demonstration To get my fair share of abuse Singing, "We´re gonna vent our frustration And if we don´t, we are going to blow a 50-amp fuse", yeah
And no, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw No, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Well, no, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need, baby And I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescriptions filled I was standin´ in line with Mr. Jimmy And man, did he look pretty ill We decided to have a soda "Whatcha favorite flavor?", "Cherry red" And I sung my song to my friend Jimmy And he said one word back to me, that was "Dead" I said Oh, you can´t always get what you want
Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw But if you try sometimes, you just might find You get what you need Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw You can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw You can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw You can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw And I saw her today at the reception In her glass was a bleeding man And she was practised that the art of deception
I could tell by her blood-stained hands Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw Oh, you can´t always get what you want Aaaahhwaw But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need