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 her 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 might find 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 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 might find you get what you need oh yeah i went down to the chelsea drugstore 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 cherry red 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 you can t always get what you want but if you try sometimes you might find but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need oh yes 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 