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You Can't Always Get What You Want

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You Can't Always Get What You Want

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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 sometimes, well, you might just find

You get what you need!

Oh, yeah, yeah

So, I went down to the Chelsea Drugstore

To get your prescription filled

I was standing in line with your friend Jimmy

And, man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would have a soda

My favorite flavour is cherry red

I sung my song to my friend Mr. Jimmy

And he said one word to me, and that was: Dead

And I said

That you can't always get what you want, honey

You can not always get the man that you want

And you can not always get the man that you want

But if you try sometimes, you just might find

You just might find

You get what you need!

(Oh, babe, oh, yeah!)

I saw her today at the reception

In her glass was a bleeding man

She was practiced at the art of deception

I could tell by her blood-stained hands

And I said

That 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 just might find

You get what you need!

Oh, yeah!

And you can't always get what you want

You can't always satisfy your greed

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, you just might find

You just might find

You get what you need!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, babe

Oh, babe

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