Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Glistening grass from September rain
– He tarutaru e whiti ana mai i te ua o hepetema
Gray overpass full of neon names
– He arawhata hina ki tonu i ngā ingoa neon
You drive (Mm, mm)
– Ka peia e koe (Mm, mm)
Eighty-five (Mm, mm)
– E waru tekau ma rima (Mm, mm)
Gallatin Road and the Lakeside Beach
– Te Ara o Gallatin me te Moana-a-Kiwa
Watching the game from your brother’s Jeep
– Te mātakitaki i te kēmu mai I Te Jeep o tō tuakana
Your smile (Mm, mm)
– Tō ataata (Mm, mm)
Miles wide
– He maero te whanui
And it was not an invitation
– A ehara i te mea he tono
Should’ve kissed you anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe
Should’ve kissed you anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe
And it was not convenient, no
– A ehara i te mea watea, kahore
But your girlfriend was away
– Engari i haere atu tō hoa wahine
Should’ve kissed you anyway, hey
– Me kihi tonu koe, e
Shiny wood floors underneath my feet
– He papa rakau kakara kei raro i oku waewae
Disco ball makes everything look cheap
– Disco ball hanga mea katoa titiro cheap
Have fun (Mm, mm)
– Kia ngahau (Mm, mm)
It’s prom (Mm, mm)
– Ko te prom (Mm, mm)
Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist
– Ko ngā pūngāwerewere kua maroke i tōku ringa
Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse
– I runga i tona pokohiwi, ka kite ahau
And see (Mm, mm)
– Na ka kite (Mm, mm)
You looking at me
– E titiro ana koe ki ahau
And it was not an invitation
– A ehara i te mea he tono
But as the 50 Cent song played (Song played)
– Engari kia rite ki te waiata 50 Cent takaro (waiata takaro)
Should’ve kissed you anyway (Anyway)
– Me kihi tonu koe (Anyway)
And it was not (And it was not) convenient (Convenient), no
– A kihai i reira (A kihai i reira) watea (Watea), kahore
Would’ve been the best mistake
– Ko te hapa pai rawa atu
Should’ve kissed you anyway, hey
– Me kihi tonu koe, e
Don’t make it awkward in second period
– Kaua e whakamā i te wā tuarua
Might piss your ex off, lately, we’ve been good
– Kia piss tou ex atu, tata, kua matou pai
Staying friends is safe, doesn’t mean you should
– Noho hoa he haumaru, e kore e te tikanga kia koe
Don’t make it awkward in second period
– Kaua e whakamā i te wā tuarua
Might piss your ex off, lately, we’ve been good
– Kia piss tou ex atu, tata, kua matou pai
Staying friends is safe, doesn’t mean you should
– Noho hoa he haumaru, e kore e te tikanga kia koe
When I left school, I lost track of you
– I taku wehenga atu i te kura, ka ngaro taku whai i a koe
Abigail called me with the bad news
– I karanga mai a apikaira ki ahau me te rongo kino
Goodbye
– Kia ora
And we’ll never know why
– A kaore matou e mohio he aha
It was not an invitation
– Ehara i te mea he tono
But I flew home anyway
– Engari i rere tonu ahau ki te kāinga
With so much left to say
– Ki te nui mahue ki te mea
It was not convenient, no
– Ehara i te mea watea, kahore
But I whispered at the grave
– Engari i whisper ahau i te urupa
“Should’ve kissed you anyway,” ooh
– “Me kihi tonu koe,” ooh
And it was not (It was not) an invitation (Invitation)
– A ehara i te mea (ehara i te mea) he invitation (Invitation)
Should’ve kissed you anyway (Anyway)
– Me kihi tonu koe (Anyway)
Should’ve kissed you anyway (Anyway), anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe (Anyway), anyway
And it was not—
– A ehara i te mea—
My advice is to always ruin the friendship
– Ko taku tohutohu ko te whakangaro tonu i te whakahoahoa
Better that than regret it for all time
– He pai ake i te pouri mo nga wa katoa
Should’ve kissed you anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe
And my advice is to always answer the question
– A ko taku tohutohu ko te whakahoki tonu i te patai
Better that than to ask it all your life
– Pai e atu ki te ui i te reira i to outou oraraa katoa
Should’ve kissed you anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe
Should’ve kissed you anyway
– Me kihi tonu koe
