Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
There was a day Jack and Jim didn’t know me from Adam
– He rā Kāore a Jack rāua ko Jim i mōhio ki ahau i A Arama
And Eve wasn’t some what’s-her-name in my bed
– A, ehara a Eve i te mea ko tōna ingoa i roto i taku moenga
It’s like outta the dark I saw the neon a-flashin’
– He rite ki te outta the dark i kite ahau i te neon a-flashin’
Heard the snake on my shoulder give me the go-ahead
– I rongo i te nakahi i runga i toku pokohiwi homai ki ahau te haere-i mua
So I had my first sip and I didn’t stop there, oh, I swear
– Na ka inu ahau i taku inu tuatahi, a kihai ahau i mutu i reira, aue, ka oati ahau
From the time I wake up to the time I lay down
– Mai I te wa e ara ana ahau ki te wa e takoto ana ahau
It’s the Devil’s playground everywhere that I look
– Ko te papa tākaro A te Rewera i ngā wāhi katoa e titiro ana ahau
Swear it’s there in my blood, I was born to be lost
– Ka oati ahau kei roto i toku toto, i whanau ahau kia ngaro
Lot of lines that I crossed little more than I should
– He maha nga raina i whiti ahau i te iti ake i taku e tika ana
I’m losin’ me to pretty eyes and the proof
– Kei te ngaro ahau i ahau ki nga kanohi ataahua me te tohu
He knew what I’d battle, he knew what would tempt me
– I mohio ia ki taku e whawhai ai, i mohio ia ki taku e whakamatautau ai
He threw out the apple, said, “Let there be women and let there be whiskey”
– Ka mea ia, “kia whai wahine, kia whai whiskey”
Wish I could take all these troubles and put ’em back in the bottle
– Hiahia taea e ahau te tango i enei raruraru katoa, me te hoatu ’em hoki i roto i te pounamu
Wish I could take all them girls and not take ’em home
– Ko te hiahia kia tangohia e au ngā kōtiro katoa, kaua hoki e kawea ki te kāinga
Swear it’s all in the past until I do it tomorrow
– Ka oati katoa I mua tae noa ki taku mahi apopo
When am I gonna learn, I guess I probably won’t
– Ka ako ahau, ki taku whakaaro kaore pea au e mohio
I can’t leave ’em alone
– E kore e taea e ahau te waiho ’em anake
From the time I wake up to the time I lay down
– Mai I te wa e ara ana ahau ki te wa e takoto ana ahau
It’s the Devil’s playground everywhere that I look
– Ko te papa tākaro A te Rewera i ngā wāhi katoa e titiro ana ahau
Swear it’s there in my blood, I was born to be lost
– Ka oati ahau kei roto i toku toto, i whanau ahau kia ngaro
Lot of lines that I crossed little more than I should
– He maha nga raina i whiti ahau i te iti ake i taku e tika ana
I’m losin’ me to pretty eyes and the proof
– Kei te ngaro ahau i ahau ki nga kanohi ataahua me te tohu
He knew what I’d battle, he knew what would tempt me
– I mohio ia ki taku e whawhai ai, i mohio ia ki taku e whakamatautau ai
He threw out the apple, said, “Let there be women and let there be whiskey”
– Ka mea ia, “kia whai wahine, kia whai whiskey”
Yeah, I do good for a second than I can’t help myself, mm
– Ae, he pai taku mahi mo te hēkona i te mea kaore e taea e au te awhina i ahau, mm
Makes it look like Heaven ’til I end up in Hell
– Ka Rite ki Te Rangi ‘ki te mutu ahau i roto i te Reinga
From the time I wake up to the time I lay down
– Mai I te wa e ara ana ahau ki te wa e takoto ana ahau
It’s the Devil’s playground everywhere that I look
– Ko te papa tākaro A te Rewera i ngā wāhi katoa e titiro ana ahau
Swear it’s there in my blood, I was born to be lost
– Ka oati ahau kei roto i toku toto, i whanau ahau kia ngaro
Lot of lines that I crossed little more than I should
– He maha nga raina i whiti ahau i te iti ake i taku e tika ana
I’m losin’ me to pretty eyes and the proof
– Kei te ngaro ahau i ahau ki nga kanohi ataahua me te tohu
He knew what I’d battle, he knew what would tempt me
– I mohio ia ki taku e whawhai ai, i mohio ia ki taku e whakamatautau ai
He threw out the apple, said, “Let there be women and let there be whiskey”
– Ka mea ia, “kia whai wahine, kia whai whiskey”
