I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet the connection
Well I could tell by her blood stain

No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need

I went down to the Chelsea drug store
To get your prescription filled
And I was standing in line with a Mr. Jimmy
A man, did he look pretty ill
And we decided we would have a soda
My favorite flavor vanilla cream
And I sung my song to a Mr. Jimmy
And he said one word to me, and that was "death"

You can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need

You get what you need

I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Saying "we're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we're gonna blow a 50 amp fuse"

No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need

No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But you can't always get, you can't always get what you want (yeah)
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want

No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need
You get what you need


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