Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Times have changed and times are strange
– Kua puta ke nga wa a he ke nga wa
Here I come, but I ain’t the same
– Ka haere mai ahau, engari ehara i te mea kotahi
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Time’s gone by, it seems to be
– Kua pahemo te wā, te āhua nei
You could have been a better friend to me
– He hoa pai ake pea koe ki ahau
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
You took me in and you drove me out
– I kawea ahau e koe ki roto a i peia ahau e koe ki waho
Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah
– Ae, i whakaohohia ahau e koe, ae
Lost and found and turned around
– Kua ngaro, kua kitea, kua hurihia
By the fire in your eyes
– E te ahi i roto i your kanohi
You made me cry, you told me lies
– I karanga mai koe ki ahau, i korero teka mai koe ki ahau
But I can’t stand to say goodbye
– Otiia e kore e taea e ahau te tu ki te mea poroporoaki
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
I could be right, I could be wrong
– Ka taea e au te tika, ka taea e au te hē
It hurts so bad, it’s been so long
– He kino rawa te mamae, he roa rawa
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Selfish love, yeah, we’re both alone
– Aroha whaiaro, ae, ko tātou anake
The ride before the fall, yeah
– Ko te ride i mua i te hinga, yeah
But I’m gonna take this heart of stone
– Engari ka mau ahau ki tēnei ngakau kohatu
I’ve just got to have it all
– Me whai noa ahau i te katoa
I’ve seen your face a hundred times
– Kua kite ahau i tou mata kotahi rau nga wa
Every day we’ve been apart
– I ia rā, ka wehe mātou
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
– Kāore au e aro ki te rā, yeah
‘Cause Mama, Mama, I’m coming home
– ‘No Te Mea Mama, Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
I’m coming home
– Kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
You took me in and you drove me out
– I kawea ahau e koe ki roto a i peia ahau e koe ki waho
Yeah, you had me hypnotized, yeah
– Ae, i whakaohohia ahau e koe, ae
Lost and found and turned around
– Kua ngaro, kua kitea, kua hurihia
By the fire in your eyes
– E te ahi i roto i your kanohi
I’ve seen your face a thousand times
– Kua kite ahau i tou mata kotahi mano nga wa
Every day we’ve been apart
– I ia rā, ka wehe mātou
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah
– Kāore au e aro ki te rā, yeah
‘Cause Mama, Mama I’m coming home
– ‘No Te Mea Mama, Mama kei te hoki mai ahau ki Te kāinga
I’m coming home
– Kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
I’m coming home
– Kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
I’m coming home
– Kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
