Choir:
I saw her today at a reception 
A glass of wine in her hand 
I knew she would meet her 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 
And if you try sometime you find 
You get what you need 

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 her 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 you might find 
You get what you need 

Oh yeah, hey hey hey, oh....

And 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" 
Sing it to me now...

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 
Oh baby, yeah, yeah!

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, no! 
You can`t always get what you want (tell ya baby) 
You can`t always get what you want (no)
But if you try sometimes you just might find 
You get what you need 
Oh yes! Woo!

You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!

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 
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 

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 you just might find 
You just might find 
You get what you need, ah yes...