Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Mom and Dad are out of town
– Kua wehe atu a māmā rāua ko Pāpā i te taone
The two of us are grown-ups now
– Kua pakeke tātou tokorua ināianei
Pepper had to be put down
– Me whakatakoto te pīpī
Hard to take, hard to own
– He uaua ki te tango, he uaua ki te whai
Not hard to break a collarbone
– Ehara i te mea uaua ki te whati i te kōwae matua
A little late, but not alone
– He iti te mutunga, engari kaore i te mokemoke
And you’re only twenty-two
– A ko koe anake e rua tekau ma rua
And the world is watching you
– A kei te mātakitaki te ao i a koe
Judging everything you do
– Te whakawa i nga mea katoa e mahi koe
Just a house and just a room
– He whare noa iho, he ruma noa iho
Just a handful of balloons
– He tokoiti noa iho ngā pōro
Just another afternoon
– He ahiahi anō
Just the way it almost was
– Ko te āhua tonu o te mea
When it’s just the two of us
– A, no te te reira tika te rua o tatou
Sleep all day, I’ll wake you up
– Moe i te rā katoa, ka whakaarahia koe e au
When it’s just the two of us
– A, no te te reira tika te rua o tatou
Choir trip, chaperone
– Te haerenga ki te waiata, te kaitiaki
Got homesick, got sent home
– I mihi ki te kāinga, i tonoa ki te kāinga
Mom and Dad on the phone
– Mama me Te Papa i runga i te waea
And you’re only twenty-two
– A ko koe anake e rua tekau ma rua
And there’s nothin’ I can do
– A kaore he mea e taea e au
I made mistakes, you’ll make ’em too
– I hapa ahau, ka hanga hoki e koe
Part of me is part of you
– Ko tetahi wahi o ahau ko tetahi wahi o koutou
Just a different shade of blue
– He rerekē noa iho te tae o te puru
Just a little family feud
– He whawhai whānau iti noa iho
Just the way it almost was
– Ko te āhua tonu o te mea
When it’s just the two of us
– A, no te te reira tika te rua o tatou
Sleep all day, I’ll wake you up
– Moe i te rā katoa, ka whakaarahia koe e au
When it’s just the two of us
– A, no te te reira tika te rua o tatou
Mm-mm-mm-mm
– Mm-mm-mm-mm
Mm-mm-mm-mm, mm-mm
– Mm-mm-mm-mm, mm-mm
(Ah-ah, ah)
– (Ah-ah, ah)
Ahh-ahh-ahh
– Ahh-ahh-ahh
(Ahh) And you’re only twenty-two
– (Ahh) A ko koe anake e rua tekau ma rua
And there’s nothin’ I can do
– A kaore he mea e taea e au
Part of me is part of you
– Ko tetahi wahi o ahau ko tetahi wahi o koutou
Just a different shade of blue
– He rerekē noa iho te tae o te puru
