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 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 We went down to the demonstration To get our fair share of abuse Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration If we don't we'll 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 You get what you need You get what you need You get what you need I saw her today at the reception