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 in your arms, yeah, c'mon      I wanna thank you for givin' 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   'Cause in my heart was a picture of us   Holdin' hands, makin' plans   And it's lucky for me you understand      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever makes me happy sets you free   And I'm thankin' you for knowin' exactly      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever keeps me in your arms   And I'm thankin' you for bein' there for me      [Incomprehensible], but I walked away   But you had faith strong enough   To move over and give me space   While I got it together, yeah, while I figured it out      They say, if you love somethin', 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 willin' to give me more than      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever makes me happy sets you free   And I'm thankin' you for givin' it to me      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever keeps me in your arms   And I'm thankin' you for bein' there for me   Oh baby, oh darlin', I thank you, thank you, oh yeah      I found me somebody sensitive and tough   Somebody down when the goin' gets rough   Every night he'll be givin' his love   To just warm down, warm down, warm      Somebody cool, [Incomprehensible] tender too   Somebody, baby, just like you   Can keep me hangin' around   With the one who always knew      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever makes me happy sets you free   Ooh, I'm thankin' you for bein' 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, what a girl needs   Whatever makes me happy sets you free   And I'm thankin' you for givin' it to me      What a girl wants, what a girl needs   Whatever keeps me in your arms   And I'm thankin' you for bein' there      What you got is what I need   All that you want   What I want, oh yeah      Oh baby, oh darlin', I thank you   Thank you for givin' me what I need   And for what I want, oh yeah      [Incomprehensible] whenever you're not there   [Incomprehensible] oh yeah   A girl wants