You Can`t Always Get What You Want.

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" es una canción de The Rolling Stones incluido en su álbum de 1969 Let It Bleed. Escrita por Mick Jagger y Keith Richards, fue colocada en el 2004 en el puesto #100 dentro de la lista de Rolling Stone de las 500 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos.

You Can't Always Get What You Want fue grabada el 16 y 17 de noviembre de 1968 en los Olympic Sound Studios de Londres. Cuenta con las participaciones del London Bach Choir, que inicia la canción con una poderosa apertura; Jimmy Miller, productor por aquel entonces de los Rolling Stones, en la batería, reemplazando a Charlie Watts; Al  Kooperal piano, órgano y corneta; Rocky Dijon tocó las congas y las maracas. Nanette Workman, que acompañó a Jagger durante la interpretación, fue acreditada en el disco como "Nanette Newman".

I saw her today at the reception 

A glass of wine in her hand 

I knew she was gonna meet her connection 

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 well you might find 

You get what you need 

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" 

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 get what you need 

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 

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 get what you need 

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 

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 just might find 

You get what you need 

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 just might find 

You get what you need