You Can't Always Get What You Want
- The Rolling Stones Lyrics

I saw her today at the reception
He saw a woman whom he was acquainted with at an event or party.

A glass of wine in her hand
She was holding a glass filled with wine.

I knew she would meet her connection
He had a strong belief that she would meet someone she was scheduled to meet.

At her feet was her footloose man
Her partner or lover was standing near her with a loose or carefree attitude.

No, you can't always get what you want
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

But if you try sometime you'll find
If you attempt to get what you want on occasion, you may succeed.

You can't always get what you want
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

I saw her today at the reception
He saw a woman whom he was acquainted with at an event or party.

A glass of wine in her hand
She was holding a glass filled with wine.

I knew she was gonna meet her connection
He had a strong belief that she would meet someone she was scheduled to meet.

At her feet was her footloose man
Her partner or lover was standing near her with a loose or carefree attitude.

You can't always get what you want
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

But if you try sometimes, well, you might find
If you attempt to get what you want, there is a possibility that you will get it.

You get what you need
Sometimes, you end up getting what you require even if it wasn't what you originally wanted.

And I went down to the demonstration
He went to a protest event or rally.

To get my fair share of abuse
He expected to receive criticism or verbal attacks while at the demonstration.

Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
He and others at the event were expressing their annoyance or anger about something.

If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse"
If they didn't express their frustration, they would get extremely upset or angry.

You can't always get what you want
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
If you attempt to get what you want, there is a possibility that you will get it.

You get what you need
Sometimes, you end up getting what you require even if it wasn't what you originally wanted.

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
He went to a pharmacy or drugstore in a particular location in London, known as Chelsea.

To get your prescription filled
He went to the drugstore to fill a prescription that someone else needed.

I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
He was queued up with a man named Mr. Jimmy.

And, man, did he look pretty ill
Mr. Jimmy appeared to be very sick or unwell.

We decided that we would have a soda
He and Mr. Jimmy agreed to have a soft drink together.

My favorite flavor, cherry red
His preferred flavor of soft drink was cherry red.

I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
He sang a song to Mr. Jimmy.

Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
Mr. Jimmy responded to him with only one word, which was "dead".

You can't always get what you want, well no
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

You can't always get what you want. I tell you, baby
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes even if you want it badly.

But if you try sometimes you just might find, uh, mm
If you attempt to get what you want, there is a possibility that you will get it.

You get what you need, oh yeah, woo!
Sometimes, you end up getting what you require even if it wasn't what you originally wanted.

I saw her today at the reception
He saw a woman whom he was acquainted with at an event or party.

In her glass was a bleeding man
She was holding a glass containing a drink that had a bloody appearance.

She was practiced at the art of deception
She was skilled at deceiving or misleading others.

Well, I could tell by her blood-stained hands, sing it
He inferred that she was involved in something violent or gruesome based on the appearance of her hands.

You can't always get what you want, yeah
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

Ooh yeah, child
Affirmative response.

But if you try sometimes you just might find
If you attempt to get what you want, there is a possibility that you will get it.

You just might find
Indicates a possibility of finding something.

You get what you need, ah yeah
Sometimes, you end up getting what you require even if it wasn't what you originally wanted.

Ah baby, woo!
Affirmative response and expression of enthusiasm.

Ah, you can't always get what you want, no, no, baby
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

You can't always get what you want, you can't now, now
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

You can't always get what you want
One cannot always obtain their desires or preferred outcomes.

But if you try sometimes you just might find
If you attempt to get what you want, there is a possibility that you will get it.

You just might find that you
Indicates a possibility of finding something.

You get what you need, oh yeah
Sometimes, you end up getting what you require even if it wasn't what you originally wanted.

Ah yeah, do that
Affirmative response and expression of enthusiasm.