You know that wonderful man 
I met the other day
He forgot to inform me 
About his wife and baby on the way
It seems the good ones are always taken away from me


You can't always have what you want
You only want what you can't have
Is that the way it was meant to be
Or is it just Irony


He only shows her the good side, baby
Gives her the love he takes from me
When he told me he'd leave her tomorrow
I said I liked him better married
If I knew then what I know now, I'd do it over again



You can't always have what you want
You only want what you can't have
Is that the way it was meant to be
Or is it just Irony


Don't you just hate it when you fall in love
And then he leaves, you say it's over and he agrees
Your best kept secret is your worst nightmare
The whole world knows and you don't care


You can't always have what you want
You only want what you can't have
Is that the way it was meant to be
Or is it just Irony

You can't always have what you want
You only want what you can't have
Is that the way it was meant to be
Or is it just Irony