(Karen Taylor-Good/Jason Blume)I knew all the answersThe way my life should goAnd when I used to say my prayersI would tell God soIt seemed He wasn't listeningI thought He didn't careBut lookin' backIt's plain to seeHe was always there'Cause I prayed for strengthAnd I got pain that made me strongI prayed for courageAnd got fear to overcomeWhen I prayed for faithMy empty heart brought me to my kneesI don't always get what I wantI get what I needI'm not sayin' that it's easyOr that it doesn't hurtWhen nothing seems to go my wayNothing seems to workThese days I'm getting betterAt goin' with the flowAccepting that sometimes the answerTo a prayer is no'Cause I prayed for strengthAnd I got pain that made me strongI prayed for courageAnd got fear to overcomeWhen I prayed for faithMy empty heart brought me to my kneesI don't always get what I wantI get what I needEvery time I've had a door slammed in my faceIn time a better one was opened in it's placeI prayed for strengthAnd I got pain that made me strongI prayed for courageAnd got fear to overcomeWhen I prayed for faithMy empty heart brought me to my kneesI don't always get what I wantI get what I needOh I don't always get what I wantI get what I need