Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I ain’t sayin’ that I always sleep alone
– E kore ahau e mea’ e moe tonu ahau anake
I ain’t sayin’ that I ain’t met no one else
– Kāore au i te kī, kāore au i tūtaki ki tētahi atu
Done a little bit of midnight movin’ on
– I mahi i te iti o te midnight movin ‘ on
And I ain’t sayin’ when I do that it don’t help
– A e kore ahau e mea’ a, no te mahi ahau e kore e tauturu i te reira
Leave with someone, I don’t know her name
– Waiho atu he poroporoaki, e kore ahau e mohio ki tona ingoa
Pull her real close, but I leave some space
– Ka whakatata atu ki a ia, engari ka waiho e au he wāhi
And I could forget you, girl, for good
– A ka taea e au te wareware ki a koe, e te kotiro, mo te pai
Even though I should
– Ahakoa kia ahau
I never let my heart go all the way
– E kore ahau e tuku i toku ngakau kia haere i te ara katoa
Every time I try, I just hit the brakes
– I nga wa katoa e ngana ana ahau, ka patu noa ahau i nga peera
And there’s always a couple tryna take your place
– A kei reira tonu he tokorua tryna tangohia tou wahi
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
You wake me up wantin’ me out of the blue
– Ka whakaarahia ahau e koe e hiahia ana ki ahau i roto i te puru
You lay down needin’ what I used to do
– E hiahia ana koe ki te mea i whakamahia e ahau ki te mahi
Yeah, every now and then, I go get a taste
– Ae, i ia wā, i ia wā, ka haere au ki te whakamātau
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
Just in case
– Just i roto i te take
I always take it to the edge, then I back it up
– Ka mau tonu ahau ki te pae, kātahi ka whakahokia e au
They don’t know I got a reason for actin’ up
– Kāore rātou i te mōhio he take tōku mō te mahi
I ain’t felt a damn thing, baby, after us
– Kāore au i fel i tētahi mea, e te pēpi, i muri i a mātou
Yeah, I’m just hopin’ you’ll come back to us
– Ae, e tumanako ana ahau ka hoki mai koe ki a mātou
That’s wishful thinkin’, baby, honestly
– He whakaaro pai tena, e te tamaiti, he pono
But I know you ain’t forgotten me
– Engari e mohio ana ahau kaore koe i wareware ki ahau
So I never let my heart go all the way
– Na e kore ahau e tuku i toku ngakau kia haere i te ara katoa
Every time I try, I just hit the brakes
– I nga wa katoa e ngana ana ahau, ka patu noa ahau i nga peera
And there’s always a couple tryna take your place
– A kei reira tonu he tokorua tryna tangohia tou wahi
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
You wake up wantin’ me out of the blue
– Kaake koe e hiahia ana ki ahau i roto i te puru
You lay down needin’ what I used to do
– E hiahia ana koe ki te mea i whakamahia e ahau ki te mahi
Yeah, every now and then, I go get a taste
– Ae, i ia wā, i ia wā, ka haere au ki te whakamātau
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
Just in case
– Just i roto i te take
Leave with someone, I don’t know her name
– Waiho atu he poroporoaki, e kore ahau e mohio ki tona ingoa
Pull her real close, but I leave some space
– Ka whakatata atu ki a ia, engari ka waiho e au he wāhi
Yeah, I could have three words on my tongue
– Ae, e toru aku kupu i runga i toku arero
But I won’t ever say ’em
– Engari e kore ahau e mea ’em
‘Cause I never let my heart go all the way
– ‘No te mea e kore ahau e tukua toku ngakau kia haere i te ara katoa
Every time I try, I just hit the brakes
– I nga wa katoa e ngana ana ahau, ka patu noa ahau i nga peera
And there’s always a couple tryna take your place
– A kei reira tonu he tokorua tryna tangohia tou wahi
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
You wake up wantin’ me out of the blue
– Kaake koe e hiahia ana ki ahau i roto i te puru
You lay down needin’ what I used to do
– E hiahia ana koe ki te mea i whakamahia e ahau ki te mahi
Yeah, every now and then, I go get a taste
– Ae, i ia wā, i ia wā, ka haere au ki te whakamātau
But I never fall in love, baby, just in case
– Engari e kore ahau e hinga i roto i te aroha, baby, tika i roto i te take
Just in case
– Just i roto i te take
