I saw her today at the reception

a glass of wine in her hand

I knew she was going 

to meet her connection

I could tell 

by her blood stained hands



You can't always get 

what you want

You can't always get 

what you want

No you can't always get 

what you want

but if you try sometimes

well you might find

you get what you need



I went down 

to the Chelsea drug store

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 vanilla cream

and I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy

and he said one word to me 

and that was dead



You can't always get 

what you want

You can't always get 

what you want

No you can't always get 

what you want

but if you try sometimes

well you might find

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 fifty amp fuse  

(c) 2002 Island Def Jam Music Group