“You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Composers: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Lyricists: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Associated Performers: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Madeline Bell, Rocky Dijon, Al Kooper, The London Bach Choir, Jimmy Miller, Jack Nitzsche, Doris Troy, and Nanette Newman
Lyrics:
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 foot-loose 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 might find,
You get what you need
Oh, yeah
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singin’ “We’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don’t, we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse
Sing it to me now
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 might find,
You get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standin’ in line with Mr. Jimmy
A-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
Yeah, and 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
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well, you might find,
You get what you need
I was 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.
Say it!
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 get what you need
“You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Official Lyric Video)”
Directed by: Lucy Dawkins and Tom Readdy at Yes Please Productions
Executive Producer: Julian Klein
Producers: Dina Kanner, Robin Klein
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Music video by The Rolling Stones performing You Can't Always Get What You Want (Lyric Video). © 2019 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.