You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Apple Music Home Session) Lyrics by James Bay
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
Oh and I knew she would meet her connection
And at her feet was a footloose man
Oh, you can’t always get what you want
Ooh, you can’t always get what you want
I say 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, oh
I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing “We’re gonna vent our frustration
And if we don’t, we’re gonna blow a 50 amp fuse”
Sing it to me
You can’t always get what you want
Ooh, no, you can’t always get what you want
I say 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, aw yeah
Get what you need
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get my prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And, man, did he look pretty ill
So we decided that we should have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
Oh, and I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me
And that was “dead”
So I said to him
You can’t always get what you want
No, you can’t always get what you want
Say, you can’t always get what you want
No, no, but if you try sometimes, you just might find
You just might find you get what you need
Alright
Get what you need, yeah