Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
– Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
– Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
Simmer down, simmer down
– Ka heke iho, ka heke iho
They say we’re too young now to amount to anything else
– E mea ana rātau he tamariki rawa mātou ināianei kia rite ki ētahi atu mea
But look around
– Engari titiro a tawhio noa
We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now
– I whakapau kaha mātou ki tēnei kia whakarerea ai ināianei
If you don’t swim, you’ll drown
– Ki te kore koe e kaukau, ka horomia koe
But don’t move, honey
– Engari kaua e neke, honey
You look so perfect standing there
– Titiro koe kia tino tu i reira
In my American Apparel underwear
– I roto i aku kakahu O Raro O Amerika
And I know now that I’m so down
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau
Your lipstick stain is a work of art
– He mahi toi tōu poke lipstick
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
– I tatu tou ingoa i roto i te ngakau pere
And I know now that I’m so down (Hey!)
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau (Hey!)
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
– Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
Let’s get out, let’s get out
– Kia puta, kia puta
‘Cause this deadbeat town’s only here just to keep us down
– ‘Meinga tenei pa mate anake i konei tika ki te pupuri ia tatou iho
While I was out
– I ahau I waho
I found myself alone, just thinkin’
– I kitea ahau e ahau anake, whakaaro noa’
If I showed up with a plane ticket
– Ki te tae mai ahau ki te tīkiti rererangi
And a shiny diamond ring with your name on it
– A he mowhiti taimana kanapa ki tou ingoa i runga i te reira
Would you wanna run away too?
– E hiahia ana koe ki te rere atu hoki?
‘Cause all I really want is you
– ‘No te mea ko te mea anake e tino hiahia ana ahau ko koe
You look so perfect standing there
– Titiro koe kia tino tu i reira
In my American Apparel underwear
– I roto i aku kakahu O Raro O Amerika
And I know now that I’m so down
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau
I made a mixtape straight out of ’94
– I hanga e ahau he mixtape tika i roto i o ‘ 94
I’ve got your ripped skinny jeans lying on the floor
– Kei te takoto au i runga i te papa
And I know now that I’m so down (Hey!)
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau (Hey!)
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
– Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
You look so perfect standing there
– Titiro koe kia tino tu i reira
In my American Apparel underwear
– I roto i aku kakahu O Raro O Amerika
And I know now that I’m so down
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau
Your lipstick stain is a work of art
– He mahi toi tōu poke lipstick
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
– I tatu tou ingoa i roto i te ngakau pere
And I know now that I’m so down (Hey!)
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau (Hey!)
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
– Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey, hey
You look so perfect standing there
– Titiro koe kia tino tu i reira
In my American Apparel underwear
– I roto i aku kakahu O Raro O Amerika
And I know now that I’m so down (Hey!)
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei kei te tino pouri ahau (Hey!)
Your lipstick stain is a work of art (Hey!)
– Ko tō poke lipstick he mahi toi (Hey!)
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart (Hey!)
– I tatu tou ingoa i roto i te ngakau pere (Hey!)
And I know now (Hey!) that I’m so down (Hey!)
– A e mohio ana ahau inaianei (Hey!) kei te tino pouri ahau (Hey!)
