Christina Aguilera — What a Girl Wants

[Intro] What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me, keeps me in your arms (Yeah, come on) Ooh-ooh, oh, hey, yeah yeah [Verse 1] I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe Like a rock, you waited so patiently While I got it together, hmm While I figured it out I only looked but I never touched 'Cause in my heart it was a picture of us Holding hands, making plans And it's lucky for me you understand [Chorus] What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever keeps me in your arms And I'm thanking you for being there for me Ooh-ooh, oh-oh, yeah yeah [Verse 2] A weaker man might have walked away But you had faith Strong enough to move over and give me space While I got it together, yeah And while I figured it out They say if you love something, let it go If it comes back it's yours, and that's how you know It's for keeps, yeah, it's for sure And you're ready and willing to give me more than... [Chorus] What a girl wants, what a girl needs Whatever makes me happy sets you free And I'm thanking you for giving it to me What a girl wants, what a girl needs (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) Whatever keeps me in your arms And I'm thanking you for being there for me [Post-Chorus] Oh baby (Baby), oh darling Thank you, thank you, oh yeah [Bridge] A girl needs somebody sensitive but tough Somebody there when the goin' gets rough Every night he'll be giving his love (He'll be giving his love) To just one girl, one girl (To one girl, oh) Somebody cool but tender too (Somebody real cool but tender too) Somebody, baby, just like you Can keep me hanging around With the one who always knew... [Break] (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) (You knew, you knew, you knew) (Whatever makes me happy sets you free) Ooh oh, I'm thanking you for being there for me (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) (Whatever keeps me in your arms) Whatever keeps me in your arms is what I need Oh woah... [Chorus] (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) Oh-oh woah, yeah (Whatever makes me happy sets you free) Always what I'm thinking (And I'm thanking you) Always what I want, what I need (For giving it to me) What a girl wants you got, yeah yeah (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) (Whatever keeps me in your arms) Oh baby, I thank you 'cause you know, oh-ooh, woah (And I'm thanking you for being there for me) [Post-Chorus] What you got is what I need (What a girl wants, what a girl needs) And you want... ha ha ha (Whatever makes me happy sets you free) What I want, ooh oh yeah (And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly) [Outro] Oh baby, oh darling Thank you, thank you for giving me what I need And what I want Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh yeah I turn around there Whenever you're not there Oh yeah yeah yeah (A girl wants) A girl wants