The Rolling Stones — You Cant Always Get What You Want Live 1981

[Intro] I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was a footloose man No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometime You'll find You get what you need Yeah! [Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes Well, you might find You get what you need [Guitar Solo 1] [Audience Applause] [Spoken Word: Mick Jagger] Alright baby How's that turn Rob? I want y'all to sing real pretty We'll see Here it goes [Interlude: Mick Jagger & (Audience)] Now you can't always (Get what you want) Yeah man! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah! You can't (Always get what you want) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] You get what you need, yeah, oh baby 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 [Chorus] You can't always get what you want, yeah You can't always get what you want, ooh yeah You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes, you just might find You just might find you get what you need Let's just do it one more time Here we go [Outro] You can't always get what you want, yeah You can't always get what you want, ooh yeah You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes, you just might find You just might find you get what you need [Audience Applause] [Spoken Word: Mick Jagger] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Alright. You sing pretty good, ya know