You Can't Always Get What You Want

I saw her the day of the reception

She had a glass of wine in her hand

I know she was there to make a connection

I saw her feet pointed towards the man

So you can't always get what you want

So you can't always get what you want

So you can't always get what you want

If you want a man you gotta take a man

If you want a woman you gotta take a woman

If you want love you gotta take love

If you want hate you gotta take hate

If you want money you gotta take money

If you want power you gotta take power

Power, power is the thing of the hour

If you try sometimes you'll find

You get what you need

You get what you need

You're gonna get what you need

You're gonna get what you need

I went to this demonstration

To give my fair share of abuse

I was shouting words in their direction

Words I knew would be misused

So you can't always get what you want

No, you can't always get what you want

No, no, you can't always get what you want

You gotta take it, oh, you gotta take it

You gotta take what you want

You gotta take what you need

You gotta take what you want

Take what you need

If you want a man you gotta take a man

If you want a woman you gotta take a woman

If you want love you gotta take love

If you want hate you gotta take hate

If you want power you gotta take power

Power, power is the thing of the hour

Power, power, power is the thing of the hour

If you try sometimes you'll find

You get what you need

You get what you need

You gotta take, take, take what you need and you want

Said you can't get what you want

Take what you want

And then take some more

And then take it all and eat it all up

And when you can't find nothing else to eat up

Eat up the roots and the grass

And eat up the rock

And eat up the hair from the head

Just eat everything