Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The kids are in town for a funeral
– Kei te taone ngā tamariki mō tētahi tangihanga
So pack the car and dry your eyes
– Na mōkihi i te motokā, me te maroke koutou kanohi
I know they got plenty of young blood left in ’em
– E mōhio ana ahau he nui ngā toto rangatahi i toe ki roto i a rātou
And plenty nights under pink skies you taught ’em to enjoy
– A he maha nga po i raro i te rangi mawhero i whakaakona e koe ki a ratou ki te oaoa i
So clean the house, clear the drawers, mop the floors, stand tall
– Na horoia te whare, horoia nga pouaka, horoia nga papa, tu teitei
Like no one’s ever been here before or at all
– Ka rite ki te kore tetahi i konei i mua i te katoa ranei
And don’t you mention all the inches that are scraped on the doorframe
– A kaua e whakahua i nga inihi katoa e tarai ana i runga i te kuaha tatau
We all know you tiptoed up to 4’1″ back in ’08
– E mōhio ana tātou katoa i eke koe ki te 4’1″ hoki ki te ’08
If you could see ’em now, you’d be proud
– Ki te kite koe i a rātou ināianei, ka whakapehapeha koe
But you’d think they’s yuppies
– Engari ka whakaaro koe he yuppies rātau
Your funeral was beautiful
– He ataahua tō tangihanga
I bet God heard you comin’
– I peti Ahau I rongo Te Atua i a koe e haere mai ana
The kids are in town for a funeral
– Kei te taone ngā tamariki mō tētahi tangihanga
And the grass all smells the same as the day you broke your arm swingin’
– A ko nga kakara katoa o te tarutaru he rite tonu ki te ra i whati ai to ringa e pupuhi ana
On that kid out on the river
– I runga i taua tamaiti i runga i te awa
You bailed him out, never said a thing about Jesus or the way he’s livin’
– I whakaorangia ia e koe, kāore anō koe kia kōrero mō Ihu, mō tōna āhua rānei e ora ana ia
If you could see ’em now, you’d be proud
– Ki te kite koe i a rātou ināianei, ka whakapehapeha koe
But you’d think they’s yuppies
– Engari ka whakaaro koe he yuppies rātau
Your funeral was beautiful
– He ataahua tō tangihanga
I bet God heard you comin’
– I peti Ahau I rongo Te Atua i a koe e haere mai ana
(Strum it)
– (Strum reira)
If you could see ’em now, you’d be proud
– Ki te kite koe i a rātou ināianei, ka whakapehapeha koe
But you’d think they’s yuppies
– Engari ka whakaaro koe he yuppies rātau
Your funeral was beautiful
– He ataahua tō tangihanga
I bet God heard you comin’
– I peti Ahau I rongo Te Atua i a koe e haere mai ana
The kids are in town for a funeral
– Kei te taone ngā tamariki mō tētahi tangihanga
So pack the car and dry your eyes
– Na mōkihi i te motokā, me te maroke koutou kanohi
I know they got plenty of young blood left in ’em
– E mōhio ana ahau he nui ngā toto rangatahi i toe ki roto i a rātou
And plenty nights under pink skies you taught ’em to enjoy
– A he maha nga po i raro i te rangi mawhero i whakaakona e koe ki a ratou ki te oaoa i
