Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’m in the thick of it, everybody knows
– Kei roto ahau i te matotoru o taua mea, e mohio ana te katoa
They know me where it snows, I skied in and they froze
– E mōhio ana rātau ki ahau i te wāhi e hukarere ana, i eke au ki roto, ā, i hīkoi rātau
I don’t know no nothin’ ’bout no ice, I’m just cold
– Kāore au i te mōhio kāore he mea, kāore he huka, he makariri noa iho ahau
Forty somethin’ milli’ subs or so, I’ve been told
– E wha tekau ngā mea’ milli’ subs, neke atu rānei, kua korerotia mai ki ahau
I’m in my prime, and this ain’t even final form
– Kei te tino pai ahau, ā, ehara tēnei i te āhua whakamutunga
They knocked me down, but still, my feet, they find the floor
– I hinga ahau e rātau, engari, e oku waewae, ka kitea e rātau te papa
I went from living rooms straight out to sold out tours
– I haere tonu ahau i ngā ruma noho ki ngā haerenga kua hokona atu
Life’s a fight, but trust, I’m ready for the war
– He whawhai te ora, engari ko te whakawhirinaki, kua rite ahau mo te pakanga
Woah-oh-oh
– Ko te Woah-oh-oh
This is how the story goes
– Ko te āhua o te kōrero
Woah-oh-oh
– Ko te Woah-oh-oh
I guess this is how the story goes
– Ki taku whakaaro koinei te āhua o te kōrero
I’m in the thick of it, everybody knows
– Kei roto ahau i te matotoru o taua mea, e mohio ana te katoa
They know me where it snows, I skied in and they froze
– E mōhio ana rātau ki ahau i te wāhi e hukarere ana, i eke au ki roto, ā, i hīkoi rātau
I don’t know no nothin’ ’bout no ice, I’m just cold
– Kāore au i te mōhio kāore he mea, kāore he huka, he makariri noa iho ahau
Forty somethin’ milli’ subs or so, I’ve been told
– E wha tekau ngā mea’ milli’ subs, neke atu rānei, kua korerotia mai ki ahau
From the screen to the ring, to the pen, to the king
– Mai i te mata ki te mowhiti, ki te pene, ki te kingi
Where’s my crown? That’s my bling
– Kei hea taku karauna? Ko taku bling tena
Always drama when I ring
– He whakaari tonu ina tangi ahau
See, I believe that if I see it in my heart
– Kite, whakapono ahau e ki te kite ahau i te reira i roto i toku ngakau
Smash through the ceiling ’cause I’m reaching for the stars
– Ka pakaru I te tuanui, nā te mea kei te toro atu ahau ki ngā whetū
Woah-oh-oh
– Ko te Woah-oh-oh
This is how the story goes
– Ko te āhua o te kōrero
Woah-oh-oh
– Ko te Woah-oh-oh
I guess this is how the story goes
– Ki taku whakaaro koinei te āhua o te kōrero
I’m in the thick of it, everybody knows
– Kei roto ahau i te matotoru o taua mea, e mohio ana te katoa
They know me where it snows, I skied in and they froze (Woo)
– E mohio ana ratou ki ahau i te wahi e hukarere ana, i eke ahau ki roto, a ka hukapapa ratou (Woo)
I don’t know no nothin’ ’bout no ice, I’m just cold
– Kāore au i te mōhio kāore he mea, kāore he huka, he makariri noa iho ahau
Forty somethin’ milli’ subs or so, I’ve been told
– E wha tekau ngā mea’ milli’ subs, neke atu rānei, kua korerotia mai ki ahau
Highway to heaven, I’m just cruisin’ by my lone’
– Te ara nui ki te rangi, kei te haereere noa ahau i taku mokemoke
They cast me out, left me for dead, them people cold
– I maka ahau e rātau ki waho, i waiho ahau kia mate, he makariri te iwi
My faith in God, mind in the sun, I’m ’bout to sow (Yeah)
– Ko toku whakapono I Roto i Te Atua, hinengaro i roto i te ra, ahau ’bout ki te rui (Ae)
My life is hard, I took the wheel, I cracked the code (Yeah-yeah, woah-oh-oh)
– He uaua taku ora, ka mau ahau ki te wira, ka hangahia e au te waehere (Yeah-yeah, woah-oh-oh)
Ain’t nobody gon’ save you, man, this life will break you (Yeah, woah-oh-oh)
– Kāore he tangata e whakaora i a koe, e te tangata, ka pakaru koe i tēnei oranga (Yeah, woah-oh-oh)
In the thick of it, this is how the story goes
– I roto i te matotoru o taua mea, koinei te āhua o te kōrero
I’m in the thick of it, everybody knows
– Kei roto ahau i te matotoru o taua mea, e mohio ana te katoa
They know me where it snows, I skied in and they froze
– E mōhio ana rātau ki ahau i te wāhi e hukarere ana, i eke au ki roto, ā, i hīkoi rātau
I don’t know no nothin’ ’bout no ice, I’m just cold
– Kāore au i te mōhio kāore he mea, kāore he huka, he makariri noa iho ahau
Forty somethin’ milli’ subs or so, I’ve been told
– E wha tekau ngā mea’ milli’ subs, neke atu rānei, kua korerotia mai ki ahau
I’m in the thick of it, everybody knows (Everybody knows)
– Kei roto ahau i te matotoru o taua mea, e mohio ana te katoa (e mohio ana te katoa)
They know me where it snows, I skied in and they froze (Yeah)
– E mohio ana ratou ki ahau i te wahi e hukarere ana, i eke ahau ki roto, a ka huka ratou (Ae)
I don’t know no nothin’ ’bout no ice, I’m just cold
– Kāore au i te mōhio kāore he mea, kāore he huka, he makariri noa iho ahau
Forty somethin’ milli’ subs or so, I’ve been told (Ooh-ooh)
– E wha tekau nga mea o te’ milli ‘ subs, kua korerotia mai ki ahau (Ooh-ooh)
Woah-oh-oh (Nah-nah-nah-nah, ayy, ayy)
– Woah-oh-oh (Nah-nah-nah-nah, ayy, ayy)ko te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga
This is how the story goes (Nah, nah)
– Koinei te ahua o te korero (Nah, nah)
Woah-oh-oh
– Ko te Woah-oh-oh
I guess this is how the story goes
– Ki taku whakaaro koinei te āhua o te kōrero
