Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
She’s me, I’m her in a different font
– Ko ia ahau, ko ahau ia i roto i te momotuhi rerekē
Just a few years younger, a new haircut
– He tau torutoru noa iho te pakeke, he kutikuti makawe hou
Very Leo of you with your Scorpio touch
– Tino Leo o koutou ki tou Pa Scorpio
Now, now
– Na, inaianei
Going down on her on your vintage rug
– Haere ki raro i runga i a ia i runga i tou kāpeti waina
Bet she’s so impressed by your Basquiat
– Bet kei te pera miharo ia e tou Basquiat
And she thinks you’re deep in the ways you’re not
– A ka whakaaro ia kei te hohonu koe i roto i nga huarahi kaore koe
Now, now
– Na, inaianei
I can’t put it on her, she’s a sweet kid
– Kāore e taea e au te hoatu ki a ia, he tamaiti reka ia
But she’s taking the bait like we all did
– Engari kei te kai ia i te kai pērā i a tātou katoa
She looks
– Ka titiro ia
Like all of your girls but blonder
– Ka rite ki o koutou kotiro katoa engari blonder
A little like me, just younger
– He rite ki ahau, he taitamariki noa iho
Bet she loves when she hears you say
– Bet aroha ia ina rongo ia mea koe
“You’re so mature for your age, babe”
– “Kei te tino pakeke koe mo to tau, babe”
She looks
– Ka titiro ia
Like she could be your daughter
– Me te mea ko ia tō tamahine
Like me before I got smarter
– He rite ki ahau i mua i taku mohio ake
When I was flattered to hear you say
– I taku whakamanamana ki te rongo i a koe e mea ana
“You’re so mature for your age, babe,” oh
– “He tino pakeke koe mō tō pakeke, e te pēpi,” oh
You dim all the lights so you look real wise
– Ka whakaitihia e koe nga rama katoa kia tino mohio ai koe
As they trace the lines underneath your eyes
– I a rātou e whai ana i ngā raina i raro i ō kanohi
And mistake your charm for a cosmic sign
– Me te pohehe i tō charahua mō tētahi tohu ā-ao
Now, now
– Na, inaianei
I can’t put it on them, it’s his best trick
– E kore e taea e ahau te hoatu i te reira i runga i a ratou, ko reira tona tinihanga pai
And they’re taking the bait just like I did
– A kei te kai rātou i te kai pērā tonu ki taku i mahi ai
She looks
– Ka titiro ia
Like all of your girls but blonder
– Ka rite ki o koutou kotiro katoa engari blonder
A little like me, just younger
– He rite ki ahau, he taitamariki noa iho
Bet she loves when she hears you say
– Bet aroha ia ina rongo ia mea koe
“You’re so mature for your age, babe”
– “Kei te tino pakeke koe mo to tau, babe”
She looks
– Ka titiro ia
Like she could be your daughter
– Me te mea ko ia tō tamahine
Like me before I got smarter
– He rite ki ahau i mua i taku mohio ake
When I was flattered to hear you say
– I taku whakamanamana ki te rongo i a koe e mea ana
“You’re so mature for your age, babe”
– “Kei te tino pakeke koe mo to tau, babe”
Watched the tide rise up as high as you got on me
– I mātakitaki i te pikinga ake o te tai i te mea i eke koe ki runga i ahau
Listening to Strawberry Letter 23
– Whakarongo Ki Te Reta Strawberry 23
Hid my car at Carbon Beach so I wasn’t seen at yours
– I huna taku waka ki Carbon Beach nō reira kāore au i kitea i a koe
You knew better of course
– I mohio pai koe o te akoranga
Oh, you’re so mature
– Aue, he tino pakeke koe
You’re so mature
– He tino pakeke koe
Oh
– Aue
She looks
– Ka titiro ia
Like all of your girls but blonder
– Ka rite ki o koutou kotiro katoa engari blonder
A little like me, just younger
– He rite ki ahau, he taitamariki noa iho
Bet she loves when she hears you say
– Bet aroha ia ina rongo ia mea koe
“You’re so mature for your age, babe”
– “Kei te tino pakeke koe mo to tau, babe”
She looks (She looks)
– Titiro ia (titiro Ia)
Like she could be your daughter
– Me te mea ko ia tō tamahine
Like me before I got smarter
– He rite ki ahau i mua i taku mohio ake
When I was flattered to hear you say
– I taku whakamanamana ki te rongo i a koe e mea ana
“You’re so mature for your age, babe”
– “Kei te tino pakeke koe mo to tau, babe”
Watched the tide rise up as high as you got on me
– I mātakitaki i te pikinga ake o te tai i te mea i eke koe ki runga i ahau
Listening to Strawberry Letter 23
– Whakarongo Ki Te Reta Strawberry 23
Hid my car at Carbon Beach so I wasn’t seen at yours
– I huna taku waka ki Carbon Beach nō reira kāore au i kitea i a koe
You’re so mature for your age, babe
– He tino pakeke koe mō tō pakeke, e te pēpi
