Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Said, it ain’t about money
– Ka mea, ehara i te mea mo te moni
I could show you the world, girl
– Ka taea e au te whakaatu ki a koe i te ao, e te kotiro
What can you do for me?
– He aha e taea e koe mo ahau?
We can take a vacation, go somewhere in the country
– Ka taea e tatou te tango i te faafaaearaa, haere ki tetahi wahi i roto i te whenua
Turn the radio on, hear my song sayin’ (Woah, oh, oh)
– Tahuri te reo irirangi i runga i, whakarongo ki toku waiata mea ‘ (Woah, oh, oh)
My favorite song sayin’ (Woah, oh, oh)
– Ko taku waiata tino pai e mea ana (Woah, oh, oh)
She don’t know she slept through the future
– Kāore ia i te mōhio i moe ia i te wā e heke mai ana
Missed it, it was yesterday
– I ngaro, inanahi
So we (We) right (Right) back where we started
– Na ko tātou (We) right (Right) back where we started
She still tryna get away (Get away)
– Ko ia tonu tryna haere atu (Haere Atu)
Girl, you wastin’ my time (Time)
– E te kotiro, e maumauria ana e koe toku wa (Time)
And I am wastin’ your time
– A kei te maumauria e ahau to wa
But that’s okay (Woah, oh, oh)
– Engari he pai tena (Woah, oh, oh)
I said, it’s okay (Woah, oh, oh, oh)
– Ka mea ahau, he pai (Aue, oh, oh, oh)
Let me give you what you want (Need), ooh
– Kia hoatu e ahau ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe (Me), ooh
And maybe later, what you need (Need), yeah
– A pea i muri mai, he aha e hiahia ana koe (Me), yeah
I remember, girl, you used to have fun (Need), yeah
– E mahara ana ahau, e te kotiro, i mua i a koe te ngahau (Me), ae
Now I ain’t seen a smile in a while
– Na kaore au i kite i tetahi ataata i roto i te wa
Heard you’re feelin’ pretty lonely (Need), yeah
– I rongo koe kei te tino mokemoke koe (Me), ae
Your daddy shoulda got you that pony
– Ko tōu pāpā me whiwhi koe i taua pōneke
Let me give you what you want
– Kia hoatu e ahau ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe
Killin’ yourself like this
– Killin ‘ koe rite tenei
Goin’ crazy, keepin’ all of these secrets
– Ka haurangi, ka pupuri i ēnei mea ngaro katoa
How is that livin’? (Livin’, livin’)
– Me pēhea te ora? (E ora ana, e ora ana)
Every time I reminisce, I keep thinkin’ it was better then
– I nga wa katoa e mahara ana ahau, ka whakaaro tonu ahau he pai ake i tera
I remember when we made (Made) out (Out) underneath the rain clouds
– E mahara ana ahau i a mātou e hanga ana i raro i ngā kapua ua
Stay (Stay) out (Out) late, I wanna lay down
– Noho (Noho) i waho (I waho) i te mutunga, e hiahia ana ahau ki te takoto
Break (Break) ground (Ground), then you tell me (Woah, oh, oh)
– Whati (Whati) whenua (Whenua), katahi koe ka korero mai ki ahau (Woah, oh, oh)
Woah, oh, woah, oh (Woah, oh)
– Aue, aue, aue, aue (Aue, aue)
We could be okay, don’t know for sure (She don’t, she don’t, she don’t know)
– Ka taea e tatou te pai, kaua e mohio mo Te tino (Kaore Ia, kaore ia, kaore ia e mohio)
Just familiar numbers hammered to your door
– Just tau maheni hammered ki tou tatau
You left home right away (Right away)
– I haere tonu koe ki te kāinga (Right away)
‘Cause your life is like night and day (Night and day)
– ‘No te mea ko to oranga he rite ki te po me te ra (Po me te ra)
You keep goin’, goin’, goin’ back and forth
– Ka haere tonu koe, ka haere, ka haere ki mua, ki muri
Let me give you what you want (Need), ooh
– Kia hoatu e ahau ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe (Me), ooh
And maybe later, what you need (Need), yeah
– A pea i muri mai, he aha e hiahia ana koe (Me), yeah
I remember, girl, you used to have fun (Need), yeah
– E mahara ana ahau, e te kotiro, i mua i a koe te ngahau (Me), ae
Now I ain’t seen a smile in a while
– Na kaore au i kite i tetahi ataata i roto i te wa
Heard you’re feelin’ pretty lonely (Need), yeah
– I rongo koe kei te tino mokemoke koe (Me), ae
Your daddy shoulda got you that pony
– Ko tōu pāpā me whiwhi koe i taua pōneke
Let me give you what you want
– Kia hoatu e ahau ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I give you what you need?
– Ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au te hoatu ki a koe nga mea e hiahiatia ana e koe?
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I give you what you want?
– Ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe?
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I
– Ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au, ka taea e au
Can I give you what you need, what you need?
– Ka taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe, te mea e hiahia ana koe?
What do you need, girl? Yeah
– He aha e hiahia ana koe, girl? Ae
Said, can I give you what you want?
– Ka mea, ka taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe?
Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
– Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Can I give you what you need?
– Ka taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe?
Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
– Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Said, can I give you what you want?
– Ka mea, ka taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe?
Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
– Woah, woah, woah-woah-woah-woah-woah-woah
Can I give you what you need, what you need?
– Ka taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te mea e hiahia ana koe, te mea e hiahia ana koe?
What do you need, girl?
– He aha e hiahia ana koe, girl?
