Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I never thought I’d see you looking at me this way
– Kāore au i whakaaro ka kite au i a koe e titiro ana ki ahau i tēnei ara
Almost vulgar and out of place
– He mea noa iho he mea kore noa iho
Like seeing the moon in the day
– He rite ki te kite i te marama i te ra
I find it hard not to look away
– He uaua ki ahau te kore e titiro atu
Hard to believe it’s the same face
– He uaua ki te whakapono he rite tonu te mata
I saw twisted in anger
– I kite ahau i te riri
I thought you’d hate me forever
– I whakaaro ahau ka kino tonu koe ki ahau
Now I feel your hand under the table, a
– Na fe e ahau tou ringa i raro i te tepu, he
At the fancy restaurant
– I te wharekai ataahua
Gripping on my inner thigh
– E hopu ana i taku huha o roto
Like if you don’t I’m gonna run
– Ka rite ki te kore koe e rere ahau
But I’m not going anywhere
– Engari kaore au e haere ki hea
Least not anywhere you’re not
– Kaua rawa ki hea kaore koe
Got me wrapped around your finger
– I takaia ahau ki tōu maihao
Tied in a double knot
– I herea ki te koropiko takirua
Just like our legs all double knotted
– Ka rite ki o tatou waewae katoa e rua nga hononga
In the morning at the Ritz
– I te ata i Te Ritz
$700 dollar room still drinking coffee from the Keurig
– Room 700 tāra te ruma e inu tonu ana i te kawhe mai i Te Keurig
We’re soaking up the luxuries on someone else’s dime
– Kei te whakainu mātou i ngā taonga papai i runga i te moni iti a tētahi atu
Living the dream before we fully pass our prime
– Te ora i te moemoea i mua i to tatou tino haere i to tatou tino
And when we do
– A, ina mahi tatou
I’ll have time to write the book on you
– Ka whai wa ahau ki te tuhi i te pukapuka ki a koe
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Sitting on the kitchen counter
– E noho ana i runga i te kaute o te kīhini
Counting bug bites on your thighs
– Tatau bug ngau i runga i tou huha
Just another southern summer
– Ko tētahi atu raumati ki te tonga
Sweating bullets in the highs
– Ko ngā pūoro pūoro i te runga
Watermelon dripping down your chin
– Watermelon maturuturu iho tou uma
Laughing ’til you cry
– Te kata ‘ ki te tangi koe
Sweetest tears I ever tasted
– Ko ngā roimata tino reka i whakamātauria e au
Kissing salt out of your eyes
– Te kihi i te tote i roto i o kanohi
I’ve been circumventing your pet peeves
– Kei te pirangi au ki te tarai i a koe ano
Bending over backwards every time that you say please
– Te piko ki muri i nga wa katoa ka mea koe tena koa
I just wanna make you happy
– E hiahia ana ahau kia hari koe
Will you let me spend a lifetime trying?
– Ka tuku koe i ahau ki te whakapau i te oranga ki te whakamatau?
And if you do
– A ki te mahi koe
I’ll have time to write the book on you
– Ka whai wa ahau ki te tuhi i te pukapuka ki a koe
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Time to write the book on you
– Time ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koutou
Finally time to write the book on you
– I te mutunga te wa ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka i runga i a koe
I still believe in God sometimes
– E whakapono tonu ana ahau ki Te Atua i ētahi wā
It always takes me by surprise
– He mea ohorere tonu ki ahau
To catch myself in the middle of praying
– Ki te hopu i ahau i roto i te waenganui o te inoi
But I thank God for you
– Engari e whakawhetai Ana Ahau Ki Te Atua mo koutou
When I don’t know what else to do
– Ki te kore ahau e mohio ki te aha atu ki te mahi
Don’t know where the words go but I still say ‘em
– Kaua e mohio ki te wahi e haere ai nga kupu engari ka mea tonu ahau ’em
If it’s not God, it’s Fate
– Ki te Kore Te Atua, ko Te Tūponotanga
If it’s not Fate, it’s Chance
– Ki te kore Te Reira Fate, te Reira Tupono
If it’s my chance I’m gonna take it
– Ki te mea ko taku tupono ka tangohia e au
Cause who gets the chance
– Take ko wai ka whiwhi i te tupono
Like the one that I have?
– Ka rite ki te mea kei a au?
To catch the most wanted man in West Tennessee
– Hei hopu i te tangata tino whaia i Te Hau Ā Uru O Tennessee
If you let me write the book
– Ki te tukua ahau e koe ki te tuhituhi i te pukapuka
Open the hood and take a look
– Whakatūwhera te hood me te tango i te titiro
I promise anything you give me
– Ka oati ahau ki nga mea katoa e homai ana e koe ki ahau
Is something I will keep
– He mea ka pupuri ahau
We can burn it when it’s done
– Ka taea e tātou te tahu ina oti
Soot and cinder in the sun
– Te ru me te pungarehu i te rā
Nothing left for anyone to read and weep
– Kaore he mea i mahue mo te tangata ki te pānui me te tangi
