I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I know she would call me, 'The 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
But if you try sometime you just might find
You get what you need, baby

Yea and 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 to have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to my friend Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word last to me, and I was Dead, I say

And you can't always get what you want
No you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
If you try sometimes, now you just might find, you just might find
You get what you need

No you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
Alright now you can't always get what you want
Yea, but if you try, you just might find, you just might find
You get what you need

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 you just might find, you just might find
You get what you need