You Can't Always Get What You Want - Def Leppard
I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection As at her feet was a footloose man 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 You just might find You'll get what you need I went down to the demonstration To get my fair share of abuse Singing "we're gonna vent our frustrations" "And if we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" 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 just might find You'll get what you need I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mister Jimmy And man, did he look pretty I'll We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavor, was cherry red I sung my song to Mister Jimmy And he said one word to me, and that was "dead" You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want No no, you can't always get what you want Oh, you can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes You just might find You'll get what you need 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 bloodstained hands Oh, yes I could 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 Yeah, you just might find You'll get what you need Oh sugar, you'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah You'll get what you need, yeah yeah yeah
Artist: Def Leppard