Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Yeah
– Ae
Girl, I can’t decide if I should stay and say I tried
– Girl, e kore e taea e ahau te whakatau ki te kia noho ahau, ka mea tamata ahau
Or I should leave and say goodbye
– Ranei me haere ahau ki te poroporoaki
It’s killin’ me inside
– Kei te whakamate i ahau i roto
If I could just get next to you, I’d probably be alright
– Mehemea ka taea e au te haere ki te taha o koe, ka pai pea ahau
But we’re so busy in this life
– Engari he tino pukumahi mātou i tēnei oranga
We always say, “Some other time”
– Ka mea tonu mātou, ” Some otherer time”
Why won’t my tears work? It’s been a decade since I’ve cried
– He aha e kore ai e mahi aku roimata? Kua kotahi tekau tau mai I taku tangi
I got no dog left in the fight
– Kāore he kuri i mahue i ahau i te whawhai
The bark don’t match the bite
– Kāore te kiri e ōrite ki te kai
Me and my old man, we just get fucked up every night
– Ko au me taku kaumātua, ka pōhēhē mātou i ia pō
He said, “Son, these hoes just don’t love you”
– Ka mea ia, “E Tama, e kore e aroha ki a koe enei hoes”
I said, “I’ll keep that in mind”
– Ka mea ahau, “ka pupuri ahau i taua i roto i te ngakau”
Those ain’t words to live by, wouldn’t call that sound advice
– Ko te hunga ehara i te kupu hei ora, e kore e karanga i taua tohutohu pai
Our future doesn’t sound too bright
– Kāore tō tātou heke mai i te tino mārama
But I just nod and say, “You’re right,” I do
– Engari ka piko noa ahau, ka mea, ” Kei te tika Koe,” e mahi ana ahau
Girl, I can’t decide if I should stay and say I tried
– Girl, e kore e taea e ahau te whakatau ki te kia noho ahau, ka mea tamata ahau
Or I should leave and say goodbye
– Ranei me haere ahau ki te poroporoaki
It’s killin’ me inside
– Kei te whakamate i ahau i roto
And all my (My) presents to show my affection
– Me aku taonga katoa hei whakaatu i taku aroha
Flowers and diamonds and jets through the sky
– Ko ngā puawai me ngā taimana me ngā rerenga i te rangi
I’m not here to teach you a lesson (No)
– Kaore au i konei ki te ako ia koe (No)
I’m just a caring and passionate guy
– He tangata atawhai, he tangata ngakau nui hoki ahau
Talks with your friends got you changin’ your vibe
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ō hoa i huri ai koe i tō wairua
Talks with your friends got you changin’
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ōu hoa i huri ai koe
Talks with your friends got you changin’ your vibe
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ō hoa i huri ai koe i tō wairua
Talking to your friends
– Te kōrero ki ō hoa
Girl, I miss my friends, you know too much of them have died
– E te kotiro, e mihi ana ahau ki aku hoa, e mohio ana koe he nui rawa o ratou kua mate
I wish that they were still alive
– Ko taku hiahia kia ora tonu rātau
Just to see the silver lines
– Kia kite noa i ngā raina hiriwa
This year, me and God, we wasn’t seein’ eye to eye
– I tēnei tau, ko Au me Te Atua, kāore mātou i kite i te kanohi ki te kanohi
I prayed to her from time to time
– I inoi ahau ki a ia i ia wā
She was busy on another vibe
– I pukumahi ia ki tētahi atu āhuatanga
I can’t vent to you through no text message and reply
– Kaore e taea e au te tuku atu ki a koe ma te kore karere kuputuhi me te whakautu
I need to see you face to face
– Me kite ahau i a koe e anga ana ki te kanohi
Gotta look you in the eye, I do
– Me titiro koe ki te kanohi, e mahi ana ahau
Girl, I can’t decide if I should stay and say I tried
– Girl, e kore e taea e ahau te whakatau ki te kia noho ahau, ka mea tamata ahau
Or I should leave and say goodbye
– Ranei me haere ahau ki te poroporoaki
It’s killin’ me inside
– Kei te whakamate i ahau i roto
And all my presents to show my affection
– Me aku taonga katoa hei whakaatu i taku aroha
Flowers and diamonds and jets through the sky
– Ko ngā puawai me ngā taimana me ngā rerenga i te rangi
I’m not here to teach you a lesson (No, no)
– Kaore au i konei ki te ako ia koe (No, no)
I’m just a caring and passionate guy
– He tangata atawhai, he tangata ngakau nui hoki ahau
Talks with your friends got you changin’ your vibe
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ō hoa i huri ai koe i tō wairua
Talks with your friends got you changin’
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ōu hoa i huri ai koe
Talks with your friends got you changin’ your vibe
– Ko ngā kōrero ki ō hoa i huri ai koe i tō wairua
Talking to your friends
– Te kōrero ki ō hoa
Ooh, another misunderstanding, of course
– Ooh, tetahi pohehe, o te akoranga
I pushed you away ’cause that’s what I could afford
– I pana atu ahau i a koe, nā te mea koina taku i taea ai
Ooh, we felt way too true and it hurts
– Ooh, i tino pono rawa mātou, ā, he mamae
So laughing or crying will only make it worse
– Na ko te kata ko te tangi rānei ka kino ake
