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You first found me in my holding pen
Stopped to take a look and stuck your finger in
I bit one off and you came back again and again, babyThen the nice people let me out one day
And you told me how to act and what to say
But you never get what you wanted that way'Cause baby, oh no, you never get what you want
You never get what you want
And I don't think it's my fault
You never get what you want, do you, baby?Everything's always such a mystery
Including your sad little history
Do you still think someone should take responsibility and pay?

Oh, no noEver since I've known you've walked that walk
And you've broken all the records
Now you've broken all the clocks, all the clocks
And everytime it breaks my heart to hear you talkin' this way, this wayYou never get what you want
You never get what you want
And I don't think it's my fault
You never get what you want, do you, baby, baby, baby, baby?Everybody's been sad, everybody's been tragic
Whole lot of hard times, whole little bit of magic
These bitter bitter fruits and these endless hallways
Ah, they're killing us, baby
We gotta walk away, walk away, walk away, walk, ohYou never get what you want
You never never get what you want
You spend your whole time thinkin 'bout why I'm so deranged
Well honey, why don't you think about that for a change?Oh no, you never get what you want
Oh, you never get what you want
Your whole damn life, you never get what you want
Not your whole damn life, never get what you wantAnd I don't think it's my fault
You never get what you want, do you, baby?
Do you, baby?
Do you, baby?
Do you, baby?

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Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin, March 16th, 1964 in Old Town, Maine, is an American folk singer.

She brought out her debut album Living With Ghosts--a set of demos featuring only Ms. Griffin and her guitar--to critical acclaim in 1996. Her sophomore album, Flaming Red, demonstrated a more rocking, full-band sound. The ill-fated Silver Bell album was never released by her record label, however, and the label terminated her recording contract shortly after that. Many of the songs from Silver Bell were re-recorded for subsequent albums.
After switching to ATO Records Griffin brought out 3 albums in rapid succession: 1000 Kisses and Impossible Dream, which were both nominated for Grammy awards, and A Kiss In Time, a well-received live album. In March 2007, she released Children Running Through to great critical acclaim.

She has penned a wide variety of songs - Long Ride Home, Top of the World, Tony, Forgiveness, Chief, Mad Mission--that touch her listeners deeply. A number of high profile artists have covered Patty's songs, including the Dixie Chicks, Bette Midler, Emmylou Harris, The Wreckers, Solomon Burke and pop star Kelly Clarkson; these have brought her exposure in the more mainstream pop and country worlds outside of folk music circles. Upon hearing Solomon Burke's cover of one of her tunes, she said she almost didn't feel worthy of singing it anymore.

Following her collaboration with Mavis Staples on a tune for a compilation album Peter York, suggested Griffin make an album of gospel songs. Griffin agreed on the condition that Buddy Miller, a friend and bandmate, produced the record. Downtown Church was recorded at the Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville with a 2010 release date. The album features long-time friends Buddy and Julie Miller, as well as Shawn Colvin and Emmylou Harris. It also includes songs by Hank Williams, Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, and "All Creatures of Our God and King," a song accredited to St. Francis of Assisi.





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