Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
My granddaddy ran shine in East Tennesse
– I rere taku tupuna ki Te rāwhiti O Tennesse
I guess that’s where I got my need for speed
– Ki taku whakaaro koinei te wāhi e hiahiatia ana e au mō te tere
I sell it illegal to people numbin’ their pain
– Ka hokona atu e au he mea ture ki te hunga e whakamamae ana i to ratou mamae
I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– He haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
I keep a loaded .44 sittin’ by the bed
– Ka mau tonu ahau ki te utaina .44 e noho ana i te moenga
For the jeepers and the creepers who ain’t right in the head
– Mo nga jeepers me nga creepers e kore e tika i roto i te mahunga
Hope I never have to use it, but you never know these days
– Ko te tumanako kaore au e whakamahi, engari kaore koe e mohio i enei ra
I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– He haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
Oh, once you get to know me
– Aue, kotahi whiwhi koe ki te mohio ki ahau
I’m a coyote in a field of wolves
– He koioti ahau i te mara o nga wuruhi
Oh, I’m a red-letter rebel
– Aue, he whakakeke ahau i te reta whero
But some become the devil when the moon is full
– Engari ko ētahi ka riro hei rewera ina ki tonu te marama
Yeah, the only thing keeping these tracks on the train
– Ae, ko te mea anake e pupuri ana i enei ara i runga i te tereina
Knowin’ I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– E mohio ana ahau he haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
I’m the house on the hill where the lightnin’ strikes
– Ko ahau te whare i runga i te pukepuke e patu ai te uira
Kids ride by scared on their Santa Clause bikes
– Ka eke ngā tamariki mā te wehi i runga i ō Rātou Pahikara Santa Clause
Oh, then one goes missin’, walkin’ right down main
– Aue, ka ngaro te tangata, ka haere tonu ki raro
Yeah, I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– Ae, he haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
Oh, once you get to know me
– Aue, kotahi whiwhi koe ki te mohio ki ahau
I’m a coyote in a field of wolves
– He koioti ahau i te mara o nga wuruhi
Oh, I’m a red-letter rebel
– Aue, he whakakeke ahau i te reta whero
But some become the devil when the moon is full
– Engari ko ētahi ka riro hei rewera ina ki tonu te marama
Yeah, the only thing keeping these tracks on the train
– Ae, ko te mea anake e pupuri ana i enei ara i runga i te tereina
Knowin’ I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– E mohio ana ahau he haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
I’m screamin’ at a TV that ain’t got ears
– Kei te karanga AHAU I tētahi POUAKA WHAKAATA kāore he taringa
On anti-depressants and lukewarm beers
– I runga i anti-depressants me pia mahana
And I do it every night, but the news don’t change
– A ka mahia e au i ia pō, engari kāore e huri te rongo
Guess I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– Ki taku whakaaro he haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
Oh, I’m a little crazy, but the world’s insane
– Aue, he haurangi ahau, engari he haurangi te ao
