I saw him today at the reception
A glass of wine in his hand.
The steward seemed to be into deception,
But Jesus’ mother, told them, “listen to the man.”

And you can't always get what you want,
No, you can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime,
You just might find you get what you need!

We saw him again down by the gravestones
There’s a crazy man hiding amongst the dead
Jesus called out to the one named Legion
And into the pigs this evil fled

We heard him teaching in the temple
He said, my Father’s house was built for your prayers
Whoever has ears is fit to listen
All who claim him will forever be his heirs

And 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 sometime, yeah,
You just might find you get what you need!

Then we saw him on that cross; it was Friday
The sign above his head says he is king
But that tomb was dark and cold empty
And since that very first Easter we still

And 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 sometime, yeah,
You just might find you get what you need! (REPEAT)