Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Got ready for the night and
– Ka rite mo te po, me te
She’s heading for the lights
– Kei te haere ia ki nga rama
She sees the vision going
– Ka kite ia i te kitenga e haere ana
Hopping line after line
– Raina peke i muri i te raina
See how she looks for trouble
– Tirohia te āhua o tana rapu i te raruraru
See how she dances and
– Tirohia te āhua o tana kanikani me
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
That’s what you’re coming for but
– That’s what you’re coming for but
They don’t want to let you in and
– Kāore rātou e hiahia kia tukua koe ki roto, ā,
You drop your bag to the floor and
– Ka tukuna e koe to putea ki te papa me te
You ask her what’s happening
– Ka ui koe ki a ia he aha te mea e tupu ana
It’s getting late now, hey now
– Kua roa te wā, e, ināianei
Enough of the arguments
– Nui o nga tautohe
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
That’s what you’re coming for but
– That’s what you’re coming for but
They don’t want to let you in and
– Kāore rātou e hiahia kia tukua koe ki roto, ā,
You drop your bag to the floor and
– Ka tukuna e koe to putea ki te papa me te
You ask them what’s happening
– Ka ui koe ki a rātou he aha te mea e tupu ana
It’s getting late now, hey now
– Kua roa te wā, e, ināianei
Enough of the arguments
– Nui o nga tautohe
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
That’s what you’re coming for but
– That’s what you’re coming for but
They don’t want to let you in and
– Kāore rātou e hiahia kia tukua koe ki roto, ā,
You drop your bag to the floor and
– Ka tukuna e koe to putea ki te papa me te
You ask her what’s happening
– Ka ui koe ki a ia he aha te mea e tupu ana
It’s getting late now, hey now
– Kua roa te wā, e, ināianei
Enough of the arguments
– Nui o nga tautohe
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
Got ready for the night and
– Ka rite mo te po, me te
She’s heading for the lights
– Kei te haere ia ki nga rama
She sees the vision going
– Ka kite ia i te kitenga e haere ana
Hopping line after line
– Raina peke i muri i te raina
See how she looks for trouble
– Tirohia te āhua o tana rapu i te raruraru
See how she dances and
– Tirohia te āhua o tana kanikani me
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
That’s what you’re coming for but
– That’s what you’re coming for but
They don’t want to let you in and
– Kāore rātou e hiahia kia tukua koe ki roto, ā,
You drop your bag to the floor and
– Ka tukuna e koe to putea ki te papa me te
You ask them what’s happening
– Ka ui koe ki a rātou he aha te mea e tupu ana
It’s getting late now, hey now
– Kua roa te wā, e, ināianei
Enough of the arguments
– Nui o nga tautohe
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
That’s what you’re coming for but
– That’s what you’re coming for but
They don’t want to let you in and
– Kāore rātou e hiahia kia tukua koe ki roto, ā,
You drop your bag to the floor and
– Ka tukuna e koe to putea ki te papa me te
You ask her what’s happening
– Ka ui koe ki a ia he aha te mea e tupu ana
It’s getting late now, hey now
– Kua roa te wā, e, ināianei
Enough of the arguments
– Nui o nga tautohe
She sips the Coca Cola
– Ka inu ia i te Coca Cola
She can’t tell the difference yet
– Kāore e taea e ia te whakaatu i te rerekētanga
