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 at 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
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