I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want No, you can't always get what you want No, you can't always get what you want 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 shares of abuse Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration And if we don't, we don't blow a 50-amp fuse", yeah
Say, you can't always get what you want No, you can't always get what you want Well, no, you can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you just might find You get what you need, baby