Did you know?
The three verses (along with the varied theme in the 4th verse) address the
Major topics of the 1960s: love, politics, and drugs.
Each verse captures the essence of the initial optimism and eventual disillusion,
followed by the resigned pragmatism in the chorus.
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
Author And Composer: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Rock
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| I saw her today at the reception |
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| A glass of wine in her hand |
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| I knew she was gonna meet her connection |
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| At her feet was footloose man |
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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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| You can't always get what you want |
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| And if you try sometimes you will find |
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| You get what you need |
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| I saw her today at the reception |
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| A glass of wine in her hand |
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| I knew she was gonna meet her connection |
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| At her feet was footloose man |
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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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| You can't always get what you want |
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| But if you try sometimes well you might find |
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| You get what you need |
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| I went down to the demonstration |
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| To get my fair share of abuse |
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| Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration |
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| If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" |
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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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| But if you try sometimes |
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| well you just might find |
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| You get what you need |
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| ohhhh baby yeah ohhh |
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| I went down to the Chelsea drugstore |
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| To get your prescription filled |
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| I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy |
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| And man, did he look pretty ill |
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| We decided that we would have a soda |
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| My favorite flavor, cherry red |
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| I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy |
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| Yeah, and he said one word to me, |
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| and that was "dead" |
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| I said to him |
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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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| You can't always get what you want |
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| But if you try sometimes |
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| well you just might find |
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| You get what you need ohhhh yeah ohhh |
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| You get what you need |
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| yeah, oh baby |
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| I saw her today at the reception |
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| In her glass was a bleeding man |
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| She was practiced at the art of deception |
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| Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands |
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| You can't always get what you want yeah |
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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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| But if you try sometimes |
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| well you just might find |
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| You just might find |
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| You get what you need ohh yeah |
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| You can't always get what you want no no baby |
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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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| But if you try sometimes |
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| well you just might find |
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| You just might find |
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| You get what you need ohh yeah |
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