Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Ever since I was a little girl
– Mai i taku tamarikitanga
I only wanted to be sexy
– I hiahia noa ahau kia sexahua
Nine years old, tryna wax my legs with tape
– E iwa tau te pakeke, ka whakakikoruatia e tryna aku waewae ki te rīpene
There were some things only I can see
– I reira ko etahi mea anake e taea e ahau te kite
A little spot that can’t be lifted
– He waahi iti e kore e taea te ara
On my left hand, dig in like a car key
– I runga i toku ringa maui, keri i roto i rite te kī motokā
So you see, I’ve been having a horrible time
– Na ka kite koe, kua ahau he wa whakamataku
Of late, I get none of your sympathy
– I te mutunga, kaore au i te aroha ki a koe
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
– Engari ko te mamae katoa ka pa, ka piki ake te pōhēhē
And then it’s too much for therapy
– Na reira he nui rawa mo te therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
– E te tamaiti, whakarongo ki taku otinga
And take a sexy picture
– A ka tango i te pikitia sexy
Take a sexy picture of me
– Tangohia he pikitia sexy o ahau
And make me look sixteen
– Me te hanga i ahau kia tekau mā ono
Listen
– Whakarongo mai
I did the butcher, I did the baker
– I mahi ahau i te butcher, i mahi ahau i te baker
I did the home and the family maker
– I mahi ahau i te kāinga me te kaihanga whānau
I did school girl fantasies
– I mahi au i ngā whakaaro o ngā kōtiro kura
Oh, I did leg things and hand stuff
– Aue, i mahi ahau i nga mea waewae me nga mea ringa
And single woman banter
– Me te kōrero a te wahine takitahi
Now tell me, what was in it for me?
– Na, korerotia mai ki ahau, he aha te mea i roto i ahau?
Oh, I’ve been having a horrible time
– Aue, kua he ahau i te wa whakamataku
Of late, I get none of your sympathy
– I te mutunga, kaore au i te aroha ki a koe
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
– Engari ko te mamae katoa ka pa, ka piki ake te pōhēhē
And then it’s too much for therapy
– Na reira he nui rawa mo te therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
– E te tamaiti, whakarongo ki taku otinga
And take a sexy picture
– A ka tango i te pikitia sexy
Take a sexy picture of me
– Tangohia he pikitia sexy o ahau
And make me look fifteen
– Me te hanga i ahau kia tekau ma rima
You haven’t looked at me the same
– Kāore koe i titiro ki ahau i te mea kotahi
Since I turned twenty-seven
– Mai i te rua tekau ma whitu o oku tau
Where goes my potential?
– Kei hea taku pūmanawa?
Oh, she’s up in Heaven
– Aue, kei runga ia i Te Rangi
Rest in peace to any chance of me
– Okioki i roto i te rangimarie ki tetahi tupono o ahau
Dating within the station
– Te rā i roto i te teihana
Ah-ah, ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ooh-ooh
– Ah-ah, ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ooh-ooh
And no doctor or Pope can grant diagnosis
– A kaore he tākuta He Pāpa rānei e taea te whakatau mate
I’ve peeled through the forums
– Kua pahemo ahau i roto i nga huinga
And there’s no cure for old sis
– A kaore he rongoa mo te sis tawhito
But here’s a message to the party girls
– Engari he karere tēnei ki ngā kōtiro o te rōpū
Dragged out by their ankles
– I toia atu e o rātau waewae
I’m here if you need me, deep in your afters
– Kei konei ahau ki te hiahia koe ki ahau, hohonu i roto i o muri
Oh, I’ve been having a horrible time
– Aue, kua he ahau i te wa whakamataku
Of late, I get none of your sympathy
– I te mutunga, kaore au i te aroha ki a koe
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
– Engari ko te mamae katoa ka pa, ka piki ake te pōhēhē
And then it’s too much for therapy
– Na reira he nui rawa mo te therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
– E te tamaiti, whakarongo ki taku otinga
And take a sexy picture
– A ka tango i te pikitia sexy
Take a sexy picture
– Tangohia he pikitia sexy
Can’t you see me wither?
– Kāore e taea e koe te kite i ahau e maroke ana?
Take a sexy picture of me
– Tangohia he pikitia sexy o ahau
And make me look fourteen, oh
– Me te hanga i ahau kia tekau ma wha, oh
Or like ten, or like five
– He rite ki te tekau, he rite ki te rima
Or like two, like a baby
– Ranei rite ki te rua, rite ki te tamaiti
Whoever it is that you’re gonna love
– Ko wai te mea ka aroha koe
So you’ll be nice to me
– Na ka pai koe ki ahau
