Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha (Ay)
– Ko Miya hee, ko miya ho, ko miya hu, ko miya ha-ha (Ay)
This a special what’s happenin’ to all my
– He mea motuhake tēnei he aha te mea e tupu ana ki aku mea katoa
All my soldiers over there in Iraq
– Ko aku hoia katoa i Reira i Iraq
E’rybody right here
– E’rybody i konei
What you need to do is be thankful for the life you got
– Ko te mea e hiahia ana koe ki te mahi he whakawhetai mo te ora i a koe
You know what I’m sayin’?
– E mōhio ana koe ki taku e mea nei?
Stop lookin’ at what you ain’t got
– Kati te titiro ki te mea kāore i a koe
Start bein’ thankful for what you do got
– Tīmata ki te whakawhetai mo te mea e whiwhi ana koe
Let’s give it to ’em baby girl, hey
– Kia hoatu e tatou ki a ’em baby girl, hey
You’re gonna be, a shinin’ star
– Ka noho koe, he whetu whiti
In fancy clothes, and fancy cars
– I roto i te kakahu rerehua, me te waka rerehua
And then you’ll see, you’re gonna go far
– Na ka kite koe, ka haere koe ki tawhiti
‘Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana te katoa, ko wai koe-e
So live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Na kia ora to ora (eh-eh-eh)
You steady chasin’ that paper
– E whai tonu ana koe i taua pepa
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
Ain’t got no time for no haters
– Kāore he wā mō te hunga kino
Just live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (eh-eh-eh)
No tellin’ where it’ll take ya
– No tellin ‘ where it’ll take ya
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
‘Cause I’m a paper chaser
– ‘No te mea he kaiwhaiwhai pepa ahau
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Toku ora (ayy) toku ora (oh)
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh) just livin’ my life
– Ko toku ora( ayy) ko toku ora (oh) e ora ana i toku ora
Hey, never mind what haters say, ignore ’em ’til they fade away
– Hei, kaua rawa e whakaaro ki nga korero a nga kai kino, kaua e aro ki a ratou kia ngaro ra ano ratou
Amazing they ungrateful after all the game I gave away
– He mea whakamiharo he kore whakawhetai i muri i te kēmu katoa i hoatu e ahau
Safe to say I paved the way for you cats to get paid today
– He haumaru ki te mea i whakatakotoria e ahau te ara mo koutou ngeru ki te kia utua i teie mahana
You’d still be wastin’ days away now had I never saved the day
– Ka ngaro tonu koe i nga ra i muri mai, mehemea kaore au i whakaora i te ra
Consider them my protégé, homage I think they should pay
– Whakaarohia ko taku kaitiaki, he mihi ki taku whakaaro me utu e ratou
Instead of bein’ gracious, they violate in a major way
– Engari i te mea he atawhai, ka takahi ratou i te huarahi nui
I never been a hater, still, I love ’em in a crazy way
– Kāre au i te kino, heoi anō, e aroha ana ahau ki a rātou i runga i te huarahi poauau
Some say they sold the yay’ you know they couldn’t get work on Labor Day
– E mea ana ētahi i hokona e rātau te yay’ e mōhio ana koe kāore e taea e rātau te mahi i Te Rā O Te Kaimahi
It ain’t that black and white, it has an area the shade of gray
– Ehara i te mea he pango me te ma, he rohe te atarangi o te hina
I’m Westside anyway, even if I left today and stayed away
– Kei Te Uru Tonu ahau, ahakoa i haere ahau i tenei ra, a noho ana I tawhiti
Some move away to make a way, not move away ’cause they afraid
– Ka neke atu ētahi ki te hanga i tētahi ara, kaua ki te neke atu nā te mea e wehi ana rātau
I brought back to the hood, and all you ever did was take away
– I hoki mai ahau ki te hood, a ko te mea anake i mahia e koe ko te tango atu
I pray for patience but they make me wanna melt they face away
– Ka inoi ahau kia manawanui engari ka meinga ahau e ratou kia rewa ka anga atu ratou
Like I once made ’em spray, now I could make ’em put the K’s away
– Ka rite ki taku hanga i te ’em spray, inaianei ka taea e au te hanga ’em kia waiho nga K
Been thuggin’ all my life, can’t say I don’t deserve to take a break
– Kua thuggin ‘ toku ora katoa, e kore e taea e mea e kore ahau e tika ki te tango i te okiokinga
You’d rather see me catch a case and watch my future fade away
– He pai ake ki a koe te kite i ahau e hopu ana i tētahi take, e mātakitaki ana i taku heke mai e ngaro ana
You’re gonna be, a shinin’ star
– Ka noho koe, he whetu whiti
In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars
– I roto i te kakahu rerehua, me te rerehua motokā-ars
And then you’ll see, you’re gonna go far
– Na ka kite koe, ka haere koe ki tawhiti
‘Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana te katoa, ko wai koe-e
So live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Na kia ora to ora (eh-eh-eh)
You steady chasin’ that paper
– E whai tonu ana koe i taua pepa
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
Ain’t got no time for no haters
– Kāore he wā mō te hunga kino
Just live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (eh-eh-eh)
No tellin’ where it’ll take ya
– No tellin ‘ where it’ll take ya
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
‘Cause I’m a paper chaser
– ‘No te mea he kaiwhaiwhai pepa ahau
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Toku ora (ayy) toku ora (oh)
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh) just livin’ my life
– Ko toku ora( ayy) ko toku ora (oh) e ora ana i toku ora
I’m the opposite of moderate, immaculately polished with
– Ko ahau te ritenga o te āhua, immaculately porangi ki
The spirit of a hustler and the swagger of a college kid
– Te wairua o te kaituku me te whakapehapeha o te tamaiti kura
Allergic to the counterfeit, impartial to the politics
– He mate ki te tinihanga, he tika ki te tōrangapū
Articulate, but still I’ll grab a nigga by the collar quick
– Whakakitea, engari ka mau tonu ahau ki te nigga i te kaki tere
Whoever havin’ problems with their record sales just holler Tip
– Ko te tangata e raru ana ki a rātou hoko rekoata, ko holler Tip anake
If that don’t work and all else fails then turn around and follow Tip
– Ki te kore e mahi me te kore katoa atu ka tahuri a Tawhio noa ka Whai I Te Matamata
I got love for the game, but ay I’m not in love with all of it
– I aroha ahau ki te kēmu, engari ay e kore ahau e aroha ki te katoa o te reira
Could do without the fame, and rappers nowadays are comedy
– Ka taea te mahi me te kore rongonui, ā, ko ngā kaiwaiata rap i ēnei rā he whakaari
The hootin’ and the hollerin’, back and forth with the arguin’
– Ko te hootin ‘me te hollerin’, hoki me te haere ki te arguin’
Where you from, who you know, what you make and what kind of car you in
– Kei hea koe, ko wai e mohio ana koe, he aha taau e hanga ana, he aha te ahua o te motuka kei a koe
Seems as though you lost sight of what’s important when depositin’
– Te āhua nei kua ngaro koe i te tirohanga o te mea nui ina whakatakoto’
Them checks into your bank account, and you up out of poverty
– Tirohia ratou ki tō pūkete pēke, a koe ake i roto i te rawakore
Your values is a disarray, prioritizin’ horribly
– He raruraru tōu uara, he tino whakamataku te whakatakoto i ngā kaupapa matua
Unhappy with the riches ’cause you’re piss poor morally
– E kore e pai ki te taonga ‘no te mea kei te riri koe i te rawakore i runga i te tikanga
Ignorin’ all prior advice and forewarnin’
– Te kore e aro ki ngā tohutohu katoa o mua, me te whakatūpato i mua
And we mighty full of ourselves all of a sudden, aren’t we?
– A, ka ki tonu tatou i a tatou ano, i te mea ohorere, ehara?
You’re gonna be, a shinin’ star
– Ka noho koe, he whetu whiti
In fancy clothes, and fancy cars
– I roto i te kakahu rerehua, me te waka rerehua
And then you’ll see, you’re gonna go far
– Na ka kite koe, ka haere koe ki tawhiti
‘Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana te katoa, ko wai koe-e
So live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Na kia ora to ora (eh-eh-eh)
You steady chasin’ that paper
– E whai tonu ana koe i taua pepa
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
Ain’t got no time for no haters
– Kāore he wā mō te hunga kino
Just live your life (eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (eh-eh-eh)
No tellin’ where it’ll take ya
– No tellin ‘ where it’ll take ya
Just live your life (oh, eh-eh-eh)
– Just ora koutou ora (oh, eh-eh-eh)
‘Cause I’m a paper chaser
– ‘No te mea he kaiwhaiwhai pepa ahau
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Toku ora (ayy) toku ora (oh)
Just livin’ my life (ayy) my life (oh)
– Just ora ‘ toku ora( ayy) toku ora (oh)
My life (ayy) my life (oh) just livin’ my life
– Ko toku ora( ayy) ko toku ora (oh) e ora ana i toku ora
Got everybody watchin’ what I do, come walk in my shoes
– Ka mātakitaki katoa I taku mahi, haere mai ki te haere i roto i aku hu
And see the way I’m livin’ if you really want to
– A ka kite I te ara e ora ana ahau ‘ ki te tino hiahia koe ki te
Got my mind on my money
– I whakaaro ahau ki taku moni
And I’m not goin’ away
– A e kore ahau e haere atu
So keep on gettin’ your paper, and keep on climbin’
– Na kia mau ki te tiki ‘tou pepa, a kia mau ki runga ki te piki’
Look in the mirror, and keep on shinin’ (shinin’)
– Titiro i roto i te whakaata, me te pupuri i runga i shinin ‘(shinin’)
Until the game ends, ’til the clock stop
– Kia mutu ra ano te kēmu, ‘ kia mutu ra ano te karaka
We gon’ post up on the top spot
– Ka tū mātou ki runga i te wāhi tuatahi
Livin’ the life, the life
– Te ora i te ora, te ora
In the Windmill City got my whole team with me
– I roto i Te Windmill City i whiwhi i taku kapa katoa ki ahau
The life, my life
– Ko te ora, ko toku ora
I do it how I wanna do
– Ka mahia e au me pēhea taku hiahia
I’m livin’ my life, my life
– E ora ana ahau i toku ora, i toku ora
I will never lose
– E kore ahau e ngaro
I’m livin’ my life, my life
– E ora ana ahau i toku ora, i toku ora
And I’ll never stop it
– A e kore ahau e mutu i te reira
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
– Ko Miya hee, ko miya ho, ko miya hu, ko miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
– Ko Miya hee, ko miya ho, ko miya hu, ko miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
– Ko Miya hee, ko miya ho, ko miya hu, ko miya ha-ha
Miya hee, miya ho, miya hu, miya ha-ha
– Ko Miya hee, ko miya ho, ko miya hu, ko miya ha-ha
So live your life
– Kia ora tō ora
