The Right Man -- Christina Aguilera

So many years have gone by Always strong, tried not to cry Never felt like I needed
any man To comfort me in life But I'm all made up today  A veil upon my face
But no father stands beside me  To give this bride away
Well I'm standing in the chapel  Wearing my white dress I have waited for this moment
With tears of happiness  Here I leave behind my past  By taking the chance
I've finally found the right man

Thoughts racing fast through my mind  As I'm gazing down the aisle
That my future will mend the memories  Torn between father and child
My emotions overload  'Cause there is no hand to hold
There's no shoulder here to lean on  I'm walking all on my own  Here I go

Now I'm standing at four corners  To have and to hold  Now my love, you stand
beside me  To walk life's winding road  And I owe it all to you  For taking the chance
You've shown me there's a right man  'Cause I never knew a right man
Well I'm standing in the chapel  Ready to confess  That I've waited for this moment
With tears of happiness  Now I leave behind my past  By taking the chance

Well I'm standing at four corners  To have and to hold  Now my love, you stand
beside me  To walk life's winding road  And I owe it all to you  For taking the chance
And one day my little girl  Will reach out her hand  She'll know I found the right man

Christina Aguilera recalls how her wedding day brought an unanticipated moment of sadness when she realized that she didn't have a father to walk her down the aisle. Christina's parents divorced when she was 8 years old after years of alleged physical and emotional abuse.   "I figured I'd just walk myself down the aisle, but I never realized how nervous you get when the big day comes. When it came time to walk down the aisle, I was shaking, and I realized how amazing it would've felt to have a man holding my arm to give me away to this next man in my life. That was the first time I felt or maybe ever needed a father figure. But it made me who I am. And, at the end of 'The Right Man,' I say, 'One day, my little girl will reach out her hand, she'll know I found the right man.'"