作词 : M. Jagger/K. Richards I saw him today at the reception with a glass of wine in his hand I knew he would meet his connection At his 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 sometime you just may find You get what you need I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get my prescription filled I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy And boy, he looked pretty ill We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, cherry red I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy Well, and he said one word to me, and then he was dead Oh, 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 may find You get what you need Oh, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want If you try sometimes you just may find You get what you need