I saw her today at a reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want And if you try sometime you just might find You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standin' in line next to Mr. Jedy A man of city, he looked kinda ill
We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, cherry red He said that they were hell out of it Would I rather have a some other kind instead
You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want And 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 Singin', 'We're gonna vent our frustration If we don't, we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse' Cuz you
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