Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
So I never really knew you
– Na kaore au i tino mohio ki a koe
God, I really tried to
– E te atua, i tino whakamatau ahau ki te
Blindsided, addicted
– He matapo, he haurangi
Thought we could really do this
– I whakaaro mātou ka taea e mātou te mahi i tēnei
But really, I was foolish
– Engari ko te mea pono, he kuware ahau
Hindsight, it’s obvious
– I muri iho, he mea mārama
Talking with my lawyer
– Te kōrero ki taku roia
She said, “Where’d you find this guy?”
– Ka mea ia, ” Kei Hea koe e kitea ai tēnei tangata?”
I said, “Young people fall in love
– Ka mea ahau, ” Ka aroha Ngā Rangatahi
With the wrong people sometimes”
– Ki te iwi hē i ētahi wā”
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
You can think that you’re in love
– Ka taea e koe te whakaaro kei te aroha koe
When you’re really just in pain
– A, no te koe tino tika i roto i te mamae
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
In the end, it’s better for me
– I te mutunga, he pai ake ki ahau
That’s the moral of the story, babe
– Ko te tikanga o te kōrero, babe
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
It’s funny how a memory
– He mea whakamiharo te āhua o te mahara
Turns into a bad dream
– Ka huri hei moemoea kino
When running wild turns volatile
– I te rere ka huri te mohoao ki te rere
Remember how we painted our house
– Kia mahara ki te āhua o tā mātou peita i tō mātou whare
Just like my grandparents did
– Ka rite ki te mahi a oku tupuna
So romantic, but we fought the whole time
– He tino aroha, engari i whawhai tonu mātou
Should’ve seen the signs, yeah
– Kia kite i nga tohu, ae
Talking with my mother
– Te kōrero ki tōku māmā
She said, “Where’d you find this guy?”
– Ka mea ia, ” Kei Hea koe e kitea ai tēnei tangata?”
Said, “Some people fall in love
– Ka mea, “Kei te aroha ētahi
With the wrong people sometimes”
– Ki te iwi hē i ētahi wā”
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
You can think that you’re in love
– Ka taea e koe te whakaaro kei te aroha koe
When you’re really just in pain
– A, no te koe tino tika i roto i te mamae
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
In the end, it’s better for me
– I te mutunga, he pai ake ki ahau
That’s the moral of the story, babe
– Ko te tikanga o te kōrero, babe
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
They say it’s better to have loved and lost
– E mea ana rātau he pai ake te aroha me te ngaro
Than never to have loved at all
– Than never to have loved at all
That could be a load of shit
– Ka taea pea te utaina o te paru
But I just need to tell you all
– Engari me korero noa e ahau ki a koutou katoa
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
You can think that you’re in love
– Ka taea e koe te whakaaro kei te aroha koe
When you’re really just engaged
– A, no te e koe tino tika whai wāhi
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
In the end, it’s better for me
– I te mutunga, he pai ake ki ahau
That’s the moral of the story
– Ko te tikanga o te kōrero
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
You can think that you’re in love
– Ka taea e koe te whakaaro kei te aroha koe
When you’re really just in pain
– A, no te koe tino tika i roto i te mamae
Some mistakes get made
– Ka mahia ētahi hapa
That’s alright, that’s okay
– He pai tena, he pai tena
In the end, it’s better for me
– I te mutunga, he pai ake ki ahau
That’s the moral of the story, babe
– Ko te tikanga o te kōrero, babe
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
– (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
