Orchestra: |
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 footloose man |
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 sometimes you will find |
You get what you need |
Bridge and verses: x2 |
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 footloose man |
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 might find |
You get what you need |
Bridge: |
I went down to the demonstration |
To get my fair share of abuse |
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration |
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" |
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 |
ohhhh baby yeah ohhh |
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore |
To get your prescription filled |
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy |
And man, did he look pretty ill |
We decided that we would have a soda |
My favorite flavor, cherry red |
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy |
Yeah, and he said one word to me, |
and that was "dead" |
I said to him |
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 ohhhh yeah ohhh |
Bridge: |
You get what you need |
yeah, oh baby |
I saw her today at the reception |
In her glass was a bleeding man |
She was practiced at the art of deception |
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands |
You can't always get what you want yeah |
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 just might find |
You get what you need ohh yeah |
Bridge: |
You can't always get what you want no no baby |
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 just might find |
You get what you need ohh yeah |
Bridge: |
x4 |
Ending: |