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 And I said that you can't always get what you want, honey You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometime, well, you might just find That you're what you need, ah, yeah, yeah So I went to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription for you I was standing in line with your friend Jimmy A man didn't look pretty either But we decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor is cherry red I sung my song to my friend Mr. Jimmy And he said one word to me and that was dead I said that you can't always get what you want, honey And you can't always get the man that you want And you can't always get the man that you want But if you try sometime, well, you might just find That you're what you need, ah, yeah, yeah Yeah! Come on, yeah! Whoo! Yeah! Ah, yeah! I saw her today at the reception In a glass with a bleeding man She was practiced at the art of deception I could tell by her bloodstained hands And I said that you can't always get what you want Oh, you can't always get what you want Ah, you can't always get what you want But if you try sometime, well, you might just find That you're what you need, ah, yeah And you can't always get what you want And you can't always get the man that you want Ah, you can't always get what you want But if you try sometime, well, you might just find That you're what you need, ah, yeah, yeah Yeah! Oh, baby! Oh, baby! Oh, baby!