You Can't Always Get What You Want

What you see in me

is a symbol of my youth -

a promise I can't keep to you

I hope you understand

that this is just a body,

and time will take its toll on me

Health or disease -

you never know what you get - might as well live gratefully

Sex and desire -

two things we'd like to have,

but without love, it's not the same

You can't always get what you want

And you can't always know what you want You can't always get what you want

And you can't always know what you want

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One can only hope

that beauty lies ahead

and to see it without judgment or fear yeah, when it all goes wrong

I hope I have the courage

I hope I have it inside of me

You can't always get what you want

and you can't always know what you want You can't always get what you want

and you can't always know what you want

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