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
