I saw her today at the reception A gla** of wine in her hand I knew she would come meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man And, 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 sometime you might find You get what you need When 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" And,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,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, hey hey hey, oh... You get what you need Oh yeah, hey hey hey, oh... You get what you need I saw her today at the reception