Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Daddy went to law school and could’ve been an architect
– I haere a papa ki te kura ture, ā, i taea e ia te mahi hei kaihoahoa
Now he’s turnin’ sixty and wonders where the big dream went
– Inaianei kei te huri ia i te ono tekau, ā, e miharo ana ki te wāhi i haere ai te moemoea nui
Tucker never said a lot, two eyes down, a little luck
– Kāore a Tucker i kōrero nui, e rua ngā kanohi ki raro, he waimarie iti
Took it to the Ivies and never really knew for what
– I kawea ki Te Ivies a kihai i tino mohio mo te aha
And I, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– A ko ahau, ka haea e ahau toku arero tekau nga wa i te ra
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Ko te haurua o te Oati ki te Atua, ka inoi noa ahau
And I got a lot to lose
– A he nui aku mea hei ngaro
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Na ka ngaro pea I ahau
And I, I manifested you would leave
– A, i whakakitea e ahau ka haere koe
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Na i te rā i mahi ai koe, i whiua koe e au
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– E toru nga kaupae i mua i nga mea katoa
Lately, I wake up feelin’ like
– I ngā rā tata nei, kaake ake au me te mea
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “Aue, kei hea te wā?”
You never really know
– Kaore koe e tino mohio
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror like
– ‘Ki te tū koe i roto i te whakaata kaukau rite
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “No, shit, ka pera tata tatou”
Hit me fast and slow
– Patua ahau nohopuku me te puhoi
Funny thing about nostalgia
– He mea whakamiharo mō te mihi
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (Ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (Ooh)
My ma wasn’t raised right, oh no, all she ever knew was guilt
– Kāore i whakaarahia tōku mā, kāore, ko te mea anake i mōhio ai ia he hara
Little did she know that’s all her kids would ever grow to feel
– Kaore ia i te mohio koina anake te mea ka tipu ake ana tamariki ki te whakaaro
And every choice leads back to the trait
– A ko ia kōwhiringa ka hoki ki te āhuatanga
Every time that I drink and heart that I break
– I nga wa katoa e inu ana ahau me te ngakau e pakaru ana ahau
It’s a truckload of regret and stupid mistakes
– He waka nui tēnei o te pouri me ngā hapa poauau
And, man, lately I wake up feelin’ like
– A, e te tangata, i nga wa tata nei kaake ahau me te whakaaro
“Oh, where does the time go?”
– “Aue, kei hea te wā?”
You never really know
– Kaore koe e tino mohio
‘Til you’re standing in the bathroom mirror, like
– ‘Ki te tū koe i roto i te whakaata kaukau, rite
“No, shit, we got so close”
– “No, shit, ka pera tata tatou”
Hit me fast and slow
– Patua ahau nohopuku me te puhoi
Funny thing about nostalgia
– He mea whakamiharo mō te mihi
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (When i lost ya, ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (When I lost ya, no, ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (When I lost ya, no,ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (Ooh)
Didn’t show up ’til I lost ya (Ooh)
– Kāore au i tae mai ki te ’til i lost ya (Ooh)
And now, I bite my tongue ten times a day
– Na inaianei, ka ngau ahau i toku arero kotahi tekau nga wa i te ra
Half swear to God, I might just pray
– Ko te haurua o te Oati ki te Atua, ka inoi noa ahau
And I got a lot to lose
– A he nui aku mea hei ngaro
So I might as well lose it anyway
– Na ka ngaro pea I ahau
And I, I manifested you would leave
– A, i whakakitea e ahau ka haere koe
So the day you did, I had you beat
– Na i te rā i mahi ai koe, i whiua koe e au
Three steps ahead of everythin’
– E toru nga kaupae i mua i nga mea katoa
