You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones

I saw her today at her 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 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 a 50-amp fuse" (Sing it, honey) 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 You get what you need I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy 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 He said one word to me, and that was, "dead" I said to him You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want (I tell you, baby) You can't always get what you want But if you try, sometimes, you just might You get what you need, oh, yeah Oh, you get what you need 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 You just might You get what you need Oh, yeah 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 You get what you need You get what you need Oh yeah You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want

(Feat. Hothouse Flowers) I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection As 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 You just might find You'll get what you need I went down to the demonstration To get my fair share of abuse Singing "we're gonna vent our frustrations" "And if we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" 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'll get what you need I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy And man, did he look pretty ill We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, was cherry red I sung my song to Mister 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 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 No no, you can't always get what you want Oh, you can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes You just might find You'll get what you need 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 bloodstained hands Oh, yes I could 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 Yeah, you just might find You'll get what you need Oh sugar, you'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah

I remember the time you walked away I remember the first light I remember everything you say I remember the gridlock I know you screamed it out This is too far And does he do right by you? You'll always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You always get And you've left now But it's better that I know you're gone And I breathe out Dizzy from the last hour of holding on And does he do right by you? And does he work so hard? I know you'll miss me, but you'll call me back You always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You'll always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You always get what you want You'll always get what you want You'll always get what you want

Sometimes you start feelin' so lost and lonely Then you'll find it's all been in your mind Sometimes you think someone is the one and only Can't you see, it could be you and me? But if there's any doubt Then I think I'll leave it out 'Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Said you can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Sometimes you keep busy reaching out for something You don't care, there's always something there Sometimes you can't see that all you need is one thing If it's right, you could sleep at night But it can take some time But at least I'm here in line 'Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Said you can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Sometimes you can't see that all you need is one thing If it's right, you could sleep at night But it can take some time But at least I'm here in line 'Cause I'll tell you one thing You can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Said you can't get what you want 'Til you know what you want Tell you one thing you can't get what you want What you want Tell you one thing you can't get what you want What you want, want

Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing Play the game with every flower you bring Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away, dandelion One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five Dandelions don't care about the time Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Though you're older, now it's just the same You can play this dandelion game When you're finished with your child-like prayers Well, you know you should wear it Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor's lives Rich man, poor man, beautiful daughters, wives Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Little girls and boys, come out to play, yes Bring your dandelions to blow away Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion

When the wind blows and the rain feels cold With a head full of snow, with a head full of snow In the window, there's a face you know Don't the nights pass slow, don't the nights pass slow The sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind Just another mad, mad day on the road I am just living to be lying by your side But I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Made a rag pile of my shiny clothes Gonna warm my bones, gonna warm my bones I got silence on my radio Let the air waves flow, let the air waves flow Oh, I'm sleeping under strange, strange skies Just another mad, mad day on the road My dreams is fading down the railway line I'm just about a moonlight mile down the road Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah I'm hiding, sister, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm hiding, baby, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm riding down your moonlight mile Let it go now, come on up, babe Yeah, let it go now Yeah, flow now, baby Yeah, home now, yeah Yeah, I'm coming home 'Cause I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Down the road, down the road, yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah, baby

Smoke in the air, longnecks on ice Some girls out on the dance floor 'bout to make a grown man cry 20 dollar bill, jukebox on the wall I hope this bar likes loose guitars, 'cause I'm about to play 'em all, yeah Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Every record I play, every top I twist It ain't 1969, but it sure feels like it is Long as they're burnin' this nеon sing I'll be holdin' this beer high Hey, hey, na, na I lovе to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Wish this bar didn't close at one But you can't always get what you want Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Aw, yeah Drink beer, singing songs (Hey, hey, na, na) Rolling rock, rolling stones (Hey, hey, na, na)