Satisfaction
2 - The Rolling Stones Lyrics

I can't
The singer is unable to achieve something

Get no
The singer is completely lacking in something

Satisfaction
The something that the singer is unable to achieve is satisfaction

I can't
The artist reiterates their inability to achieve satisfaction

Get no
The artist continues to emphasize their lack of something

Satisfaction
The something that the singer is lacking is once again emphasized as satisfaction

'Cause I try
The singer attributes their lack of satisfaction to the fact that they have tried to achieve it

And I try
The artist emphasizes their repeated efforts to achieve satisfaction

And I try
The artist continues to emphasize their attempts

And I try
The artist emphasizes one last time their repeated efforts to achieve satisfaction

I can't
The singer repeats their inability to achieve satisfaction

Get no
The artist reiterates their lack of something

I can't
The singer emphasizes that they are completely unable to achieve satisfaction

Get no
The singer continues to emphasize their lack of something

When I'm drivin' in my car
The singer details a specific situation in which they are unable to achieve satisfaction

And the man comes
The artist is interrupted from their driving by a man

On the radio
The artist hears this man on the radio

He's tellin' me
This man is communicating something to the singer

More and more
The man's communication is becoming increasingly frequent

About some useless information
The man is relaying information that the artist finds pointless and irrelevant

Supposed to drive my imagination
The man's information is meant to spark creativity or inspiration in the listener, but the artist finds it unhelpful

I can't get no
The artist returns to emphasizing their inability to achieve satisfaction

Oh no, no, no
The singer expresses their frustration and disappointment

A hey, hey, hey
The artist interjects a brief, almost sarcastic exclamation

That's what I say
The singer confirms their previous statement that they cannot achieve satisfaction

I can't get no
The singer repeats their inability to achieve satisfaction

Satisfaction
The something that the singer is lacking, and strives for, is once again emphasized

I can't get no
The artist reiterates their lack of something

Girly action
The artist now brings attention to their unsuccessful attempts to attract women

'Cause I try
The singer attributes their lack of success with women to the fact that they have tried, and continue to try

And I try
The singer emphasizes their repeated efforts to achieve success with women

And I try
The artist continues to emphasize their attempts

And I try
The artist emphasizes one last time their repeated efforts to attain satisfaction through success with women

I can't get no
The artist reiterates their lack of something

Oh no, no, no
The singer expresses their frustration and disappointment once more

A hey, hey, hey
The artist interjects a second brief, almost sarcastic exclamation

That's what I say
The singer confirms their previous statement that they cannot achieve satisfaction

I can't get no
The singer repeats their inability to achieve satisfaction

I can't get no
The singer reiterates their lack of something

When I'm ridin' round the world
The artist details another situation in which they are unable to achieve satisfaction

And I'm doin' this
The artist is engaged in various actions while traveling the world

And I'm signing that
The singer is engaging in various professional commitments while traveling the world

And I'm tryin' to make some girl
The singer is still attempting to attract women even while traveling the world

Who tells me baby better come back
The artist encounters a woman who is not interested in them, and tells them to go away

Maybe next week
The artist is given a flimsy promise for future contact by the woman

'Cause you see I'm on a losing streak
The artist acknowledges that their lack of success with women is part of a larger pattern of failure in their life and career

I can't get no
The singer returns to emphasizing their inability to achieve satisfaction

Oh no, no, no
The artist expresses their frustration and disappointment yet again

A hey, hey, hey
The singer interjects a third brief, almost sarcastic exclamation

That's what I say
The singer confirms their previous statement that they cannot achieve satisfaction

I can't get no
The singer repeats their inability to achieve satisfaction

No satisfaction
The artist repeats their lack of something, but in a slightly altered way

No satisfaction
The artist reiterates their lack of something

No satisfaction
The singer repeats their lack of something, one final time

I can't get no
The singer emphasizes their inability to achieve satisfaction one last time