Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
There was a girl I knew
– He kotiro I mohio ahau
She said she cared about me
– Ka mea ia i carangawanga ia ki ahau
She tried to make my world
– I whakamatau ia ki te hanga i taku ao
The way she thought it should be
– Ko te āhua i whakaaro ai ia me pēnei
Yeah, we were desperate then
– Ae, i tino pouri mātou i taua wā
To have each other to hold
– Kia mau tetahi ki tetahi
But love is a long, long road
– Ko te aroha he huarahi roa, roa
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Yeah, love is a long, long road
– Ae, he huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
There were so many times
– He maha nga wa
I would wake up at noon
– Kaake ahau i te poutumarotanga
Yeah, with my head spinning ’round
– Ae, me taku mahunga e hurihuri ana
I would wait for the moon
– Ka tatari ahau ki te marama
And give her one more chance
– A hoatu ki a ia tetahi atu tupono
To try and save my soul
– Hei whakamatau ki te whakaora i toku wairua
But love is a long, long road
– Ko te aroha he huarahi roa, roa
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Yeah, love is a long, long road
– Ae, he huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Yeah, it was hard to give up
– Ae, he uaua ki te whakarere
Somethings you have to let go
– He mea me tuku e koe
Somethings you never realised
– Ngā mea kāore koe i mōhio
I guess I only could hold
– Ki taku whakaaro ka taea e au anake te pupuri
For maybe one more chance
– Hoki pea tetahi atu tupono
To try and save my soul
– Hei whakamatau ki te whakaora i toku wairua
But love is a long, long road
– Ko te aroha he huarahi roa, roa
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Yeah, love is a long, long road
– Ae, he huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Love is a long, long road
– He huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Yeah, love is a long, long road
– Ae, he huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Oh
– Aue
(Love)
– (Aroha)
Love is a long, long road
– He huarahi roa, roa te aroha
(Love)
– (Aroha)
