Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Got my heart stuck on desire
– Kua piri toku ngakau ki te hiahia
Cause I want to keep you close
– No te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te pupuri ia koe tata
And if you can burn my fire
– A ki te taea e koe te tahu i taku ahi
I don’t want to let you go
– Kaore au e hiahia ki te tuku i a koe kia haere
I’m stuck in the middle of the night
– Kei te raru ahau i te waenganui po
Cause all I do is try
– Na te mea ko taku mahi anake ko te whakamatau
I’m waiting for the time to be alive
– Kei te tatari ahau mo te wa ki te ora
I can’t do this right
– Kaore e taea e au te mahi tika
When I miss you all the time
– Ka mihi ahau ki a koe i nga wa katoa
And my head feels like
– A ko taku mahunga he rite ki
La la la la la la la la la
– La la la la la la la la la
And my head feels like
– A ko taku mahunga he rite ki
La la la la la la la la la
– La la la la la la la la la
Got my heart stuck on desire
– Kua piri toku ngakau ki te hiahia
Cause I want to keep you close
– No te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te pupuri ia koe tata
And if you can burn my fire
– A ki te taea e koe te tahu i taku ahi
I don’t want to let you go
– Kaore au e hiahia ki te tuku i a koe kia haere
I’m stuck in the middle of the night
– Kei te raru ahau i te waenganui po
Cause all I do is try
– Na te mea ko taku mahi anake ko te whakamatau
I’m waiting for the time to be alive
– Kei te tatari ahau mo te wa ki te ora
I can’t do this right
– Kaore e taea e au te mahi tika
When I miss you all the time
– Ka mihi ahau ki a koe i nga wa katoa
And my head feels like
– A ko taku mahunga he rite ki
La la la la la la la la la
– La la la la la la la la la
And my head feels like
– A ko taku mahunga he rite ki
La la la la la la la la la
– La la la la la la la la la
I’m stuck in the middle of the night
– Kei te raru ahau i te waenganui po
Cause all I do is try
– Na te mea ko taku mahi anake ko te whakamatau
I’m waiting for the time to be alive
– Kei te tatari ahau mo te wa ki te ora
I can’t do this right
– Kaore e taea e au te mahi tika
When I miss you all the time
– Ka mihi ahau ki a koe i nga wa katoa
And my heart feels like
– A ko taku ngakau e rite ana ki
La la la la la
– Ko te la la la la
