I saw her today at a receptionA glass of wine in her handI knew she would meet her connectionAt her feet was her footloose manNo, you can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantAnd if you try sometime you findYou get what you needI saw her today at the receptionA glass of wine in her handI knew she was gonna meet her connection At her feet was her footloose manYou can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes you might findYou get what you needOh yeah, hey hey hey, oh...And I went down to the demonstrationTo get my fair share of abuseSinging, "We're gonna vent our frustration If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"Sing it to me now...You can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes well you just might findYou get what you needOh baby, yeah, yeah!I went down to the Chelsea drugstoreTo get your prescription filledI was standing in line with Mr. JimmyAnd man, did he look pretty illWe decided that we would have a sodaMy favorite flavor, cherry redI sung my song to Mr. JimmyYeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"I said to himYou can't always get what you want, no!You can't always get what you want (tell ya baby)You can't always get what you want (no)But if you try sometimes you just might findYou get what you needOh yes! Woo!You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!Oh yeah!I saw her today at the receptionIn her glass was a bleeding manShe was practiced at the art of deceptionWell I could tell by her blood-stained handsYou can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes you just might findYou just might findYou get what you needYou can't always get what you want (no, no baby)You can't always get what you wantYou can't always get what you wantBut if you try sometimes you just might findYou just might findYou get what you need, ah yes...