What a girl wants, what a girl needs (2x)
Yeah, come on

Ooh, oh yeah

I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe
Like a rock you waited so patiently
While I got it together, while I figured it out (yeah yeah)
I only looked but I never touched
'Cuz in my heart there was a picture of us
Holding hands, making plans
And it's lucky for me you understand

~Refrain~
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

What I want is what you got
And what you got is what I want

Now by the time I was blind, I was so confused
Ran away just to hide it all from you
But baby, you knew me better than I knew myself
They say if you love something, let it go
If it comes back it's yours, 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

~Refrain~

What a girl wants, what a girl needs
Somebody sensitive, crazy, sexy, cool like you
What a girl wants, what a girl needs
Somebody who won't love me for my money like you do
What a girl wants (it's alright), what a girl needs (it's alright)
You let a girl know how much you care about her, I swear
You're the one who always knew...

What a girl wants, what a girl needs
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)

What a Girl Wants (Album Version)-Christina Aguilera

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

I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe,
Like a rock you waited so patiently
While I got it together, while I figured it out
I only looked but I never touched
'Cuz in my heart there was a picture of us
Holding hands, making plans
And it's lucky for me you understand

~Refrain 1~
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

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, while I figured it out
They say if you love something, let it go
If it comes back it's yours, 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

~Refrain 2~
What a girl wants, what a girl wants
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
Whatever keeps me in your arms
And I'm thanking you for being there for me

Oh, baby, oh darling, thank you, thank you

A girl needs somebody sensitive but tough
Somebody there when the going gets rough
Every night, he'll be giving his love to just one girl
Somebody cool, but real tender too
Somebody, baby, just like you
You keep me hanging around
With the one who always knew...

What a girl wants, what a girl needs
Whatever makes me happy sets you free
(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

~Refrain 2 (w/ad libs)~

What a girl wants, what a girl needs
Whatever makes me happy sets you free
And I'm thanking you for knowing exactly
Oh, baby, oh darling, thank you, thank you for giving me
What I need, what I want...

~ad lib until fade~

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