You Can't Always Get What You Want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

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 get what you need

I saw him today at the reception

Standing there with a glass in his hand

I knew he would meet his connection

His cancels that all turn and sing

Said you can't always get what you want

No, you can't always get what you want

Said you can't always get what you want

But if you try sometime, you just might find

You get what you need, need, need, you get what you need, yeah

He dressed up, go to the demonstrations

To get his fair share of abuse

He wanted to be an overnight sensation

And if he don't, he's gon' blow a 50 amp fuse, oh-oh-oh

You can't always get what you want, oh yeah

You can't always get what you want, no-no

You know you can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, you just might find

You get what you need, get what you need

He goes to the drugstore near the station

Some say to get his prescriptions filled

He's practiced at the art of deception

No one can tell what he really feels, yeah-yeah-yeah

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want, aw-aw-aw

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, say you just might find

You get what you need, need, get what you need, oh yeah

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

You try sometime, you just might find

You get what you need, need

(Overnight sensation) overnight sensation

(Education) education

(There's no relation)

(I need a vacation) I need a vacation

(And we need elation) and we need elation

(With some cooperation)

(And we need the patience, hoo) oh, you

You can't always get what you want (you can't always get what you want, oh no)

You can't always get what you want (get what you want, well, no you can't)

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want

It's a feeling, off the ceiling

Get on, get on down now, to the real nitty gritty, yeah-yeah

That bass is pumpin' (you can't always get what you want)

But you can't get it and you can't get it now (you can't always get what you want)

You know that you can't always get what you want

What you want, what you want

Oh, you, you can't always get what you want, oh yeah, no, no

But do you know? (You can't always get what you want)

Second-best will stand a chance, yes it will, oh, yes it will