Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Rotgut whiskey’s gonna ease my mind
– Ko te whiskey Rotgut ka whakaiti i toku hinengaro
Beach towel rests on the dryin’ line
– E tū ana a beach towel i runga i te raina maroke
Do I remind you of your daddy in his ’88 Ford?
– E whakamahara ana ahau ki a koe i tō pāpā i roto i tana Ford ’88?
Labrador hangin’ out the passenger door
– Labrador e whakairi ana i te tatau o te kaihihi
The sand from your hair is blowin’ in my eyes
– Ko te onepu o your makawe e pupuhi ana i oku kanohi
Blame it on the beach, grown men don’t cry
– Me whakapae ki te takutai, kaore nga tangata pakeke e tangi
Do you remember that beat down basement couch?
– E mahara ana koe ki taua moenga o raro i te rūma?
I’d sing you my love songs and you’d tell me about
– Ka waiata ahau i aku waiata aroha ki a koe, ā, ka kōrero mai koe ki ahau
How your mama ran off and pawned her ring
– Me pēhea te rere atu o tō māmā, me te whakatakoto i tōna mowhiti
I remember, I remember everything
– E mahara ana ahau, e mahara ana ahau ki nga mea katoa
A cold shoulder at closing time
– He pokohiwi makariri i te wa kati
You were begging me to stay ’til the sun rose
– I inoi koe ki ahau kia noho ‘ ki te putanga mai o te ra
Strange words come on out
– Ka puta mai ngā kupu motuhake
Of a grown man’s mouth when his mind’s broke
– O te mangai o te tangata pakeke ina pakaru tona hinengaro
Pictures and passin’ time
– Ngā pikitia me te wā whakawhiti
You only smile like that when you’re drinking
– Ka ataata noa koe i te wa e inu ana koe
I wish I didn’t, but I do
– I wanna did not, but I do
Remember every moment on the nights with you
– Kia mahara ki nga wa katoa i runga i nga po ki a koe
You’re drinkin’ everything to ease your mind
– Kei te inu koe i nga mea katoa hei whakangawari i to hinengaro
But when the hell are you gonna ease mine?
– Engari ina ka whakangawari koe i taku?
You’re like concrete feet in the summer heat
– He rite koe ki nga waewae raima i te wera raumati
That burns like hell when two souls meet
– Ka rite ki te reinga te wera ina tutaki nga wairua e rua
No, you’ll never be the man that you always swore
– Kāore, e kore koe e waiho hei tangata i oati tonu koe
But I’ll remember you singin’ in that ’88 Ford
– Engari ka mahara ahau ki a koe e waiata ana i roto i taua ‘ 88 Ford
A cold shoulder at closing time
– He pokohiwi makariri i te wa kati
You were begging me to stay ’til the sun rose
– I inoi koe ki ahau kia noho ‘ ki te putanga mai o te ra
Strange words come on out
– Ka puta mai ngā kupu motuhake
Of a grown man’s mouth when his mind’s broke
– O te mangai o te tangata pakeke ina pakaru tona hinengaro
Pictures and passin’ time
– Ngā pikitia me te wā whakawhiti
You only smile like that when you’re drinking
– Ka ataata noa koe i te wa e inu ana koe
I wish I didn’t, but I do
– I wanna did not, but I do
Remember every moment on the nights with you
– Kia mahara ki nga wa katoa i runga i nga po ki a koe
Cold shoulder at closing time
– Pokohiwi matao i te wa kati
You were begging me to stay ’til the sun rose
– I inoi koe ki ahau kia noho ‘ ki te putanga mai o te ra
Strange words come on out
– Ka puta mai ngā kupu motuhake
Of a grown man’s mouth when his mind’s broke
– O te mangai o te tangata pakeke ina pakaru tona hinengaro
Pictures and passin’ time
– Ngā pikitia me te wā whakawhiti
You only smile like that when you’re drinking
– Ka ataata noa koe i te wa e inu ana koe
I wish I didn’t, but I do
– I wanna did not, but I do
Remember every moment on the nights with you
– Kia mahara ki nga wa katoa i runga i nga po ki a koe
Rotgut whiskey’s gonna ease my mind
– Ko te whiskey Rotgut ka whakaiti i toku hinengaro
Beach towel rests on the dryin’ line
– E tū ana a beach towel i runga i te raina maroke
Do I remind you of your daddy in my ’88 Ford?
– E whakamahara ana ahau ki a koe i tō pāpā i roto i taku Ford ’88?
Labrador hangin’ out the passenger door
– Labrador e whakairi ana i te tatau o te kaihihi
