Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I got a heart and I got a soul
– He ngakau toku, he wairua toku
Believe me, I will use them both
– Whakapono mai ki ahau, ka whakamahi ahau i a raua tokorua
We made a start, be it a false one, I know
– I tīmata mātou, ahakoa he teka, e mōhio ana ahau
Baby, I don’t want to feel alone
– E te tamaiti, kāore au e hiahia kia noho mokemoke
So kiss me where I lay down
– Na kihi i ahau ki te wahi e takoto ana ahau
My hands pressed to your cheeks
– I piri oku ringa ki your kanohi
A long way from the playground
– He ara roa mai i te papa tākaro
I have loved you since we were eighteen
– Kua aroha ahau ki a koe mai i te tekau ma waru o matou tau
Long before we both thought the same thing
– He roa i mua i te whakaaro o maua tokorua i te mea kotahi
To be loved and to be in love
– Kia aroha, kia aroha
All I can do is say that these arms were made for holdin’ you, oh
– Ko te mea anake ka taea e au ko te mea i hangaia ēnei patu mō holdin’ you, oh
I wanna love like you made me feel
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te aroha me te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kiael
When we were eighteen
– I te tekau mā waru o mātou
We took a chance, God knows we’ve tried
– I whai wāhi mātou, e mōhio ana te Atua kua whakamātau mātou
Yet all along, I knew we’d be fine
– Heoi, i te wā katoa, i mōhio au ka pai mātou
So pour me a drink, oh, love
– Na ringihia ahau he inu, e te aroha
And let’s split the night wide open
– Na kia wahia te po whānui tuwhera
And we’ll see everything we can
– A ka kite tatou i nga mea katoa e taea e tatou
Living love in slow motion, motion, motion
– Te aroha ora i roto i te nekehanga puhoi, nekehanga, nekehanga
So kiss me where I lay down (Ooh-ooh)
– Na kihi ahau te wahi takoto ahau ki raro (Ooh-ooh)
My hands pressed to your cheeks (Ooh-ooh)
– Ko aku ringaringa i aki ki your paparinga (Ooh-ooh)
A long way from the playground (Ooh-ooh)
– He ara roa mai i te papa takaro (Ooh-ooh)
I have loved you since we were eighteen
– Kua aroha ahau ki a koe mai i te tekau ma waru o matou tau
Long before we both thought the same thing
– He roa i mua i te whakaaro o maua tokorua i te mea kotahi
To be loved and to be in love
– Kia aroha, kia aroha
And all I can do is say that these arms were made for holdin’ you, oh
– A ko te mea anake ka taea e au ko te mea i hangaia ēnei patu mō holdin’ you, oh
And I wanna love like you made me feel
– A e hiahia ana ahau ki te aroha me te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kiael
When we were eighteen
– I te tekau mā waru o mātou
When we were eighteen
– I te tekau mā waru o mātou
Oh, lord
– E te ariki
When we were eighteen
– I te tekau mā waru o mātou
Kiss me where I lay down
– Kihi i ahau ki te wahi e takoto ana ahau
My hands pressed to your cheeks
– I piri oku ringa ki your kanohi
A long way from the playground
– He ara roa mai i te papa tākaro
I have loved you since we were eighteen
– Kua aroha ahau ki a koe mai i te tekau ma waru o matou tau
Long before we both thought the same thing
– He roa i mua i te whakaaro o maua tokorua i te mea kotahi
To be loved and to be in love
– Kia aroha, kia aroha
And all I can do is say that these arms were made for holdin’ you, oh
– A ko te mea anake ka taea e au ko te mea i hangaia ēnei patu mō holdin’ you, oh
And I wanna love like you made me feel
– A e hiahia ana ahau ki te aroha me te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kiael
When we were eighteen (Eighteen)
– I te tekau mā waru (Tekau mā Waru)
I wanna love like you made me feel
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te aroha me te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kiael
When we were eighteen (Eighteen, yeah)
– A, no te tekau ma waru o matou (Tekau ma waru, ae)
I wanna love like you made me feel
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te aroha me te mea kua meinga ahau e koe kiael
When we were eighteen
– I te tekau mā waru o mātou
