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I saw her today at a reception
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a glass of wine in her hand
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I knew she would meet her connection
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At her feet was her footloose man
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No, 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 sometime, you might find
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You get what you need ahhhhhhah yeah
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I saw her today at a reception
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a glass of wine in her hand
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I knew she would meet her connection
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At her feet was her 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 sometime, you might find
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You get what you need ahhhhhhah yeah
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it to me now...
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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 sometime, you might find
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You get what you need ahhhhhhah yeah
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
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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And if you try sometime, you might find
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You get what you need ahhhhhhah yeah
Oh yes! Woo!
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!
I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands
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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 sometime, you might find
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You get what you need
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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 sometime, you might find
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You get what you need ahhhhhhah yeah