You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes you'll find You get what you need 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 a 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 well you just might find You get what you need You get what you need 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 at fifteen I feel the abuse and you tell 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 You get what you need Ahh 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 well 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 well you just might find You get what you need You can't always get what you want You get what you need You get what you need You get what you need