Every day, when I open my eyes,

I think about the time when you tried to get a rise out of me.

And I think of how I tried how I tried....



Every day when I get into bed,

I think about the time that I wanted you dead,

But I know that's not the way I want to lead my life.



And you say that I haven't learned a thing,

That I'll never learn to play, that I'll never learn to sing.

And I wonder why I'm talking in a microphone.



Don't even know if this song will be heard.

It doesn't even matter if I write another word, to you,

And I wonder if you'll here it on the radio.



Now I know that you can't always get what you want,

Now I know that you can't always get what you need.

Now I know that you can't always get what you see,

Now I know that it's never gonna matter to me.



Every day when I look at the skies,

I think about the time that you had a surprise for me,

And I wonder if it's ever gonna be the same.



Every night when the sky is red,

I think about the blood and I hope I forget the sight

That I saw in the middle of the night last may.



And you say that I'll never be the king,

That I'll never hold the cup, that I'll never wear the ring.

But I know that my slapshot is better than that.



And you think that you know who I am,

That I didn't play a part in the ultimate scam with you,

And I wonder if I'm ever gonna come to bat.



Now I know that you can't always get what you want,

Now I know that you can't always get what you need.

Now I know that you can't always get what you see,

Now I know that it's never gonna matter to me.