Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
I wanna ticket to anywhere
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te tīkiti ki hea
Maybe we can make a deal
– Tērā pea ka taea e tātou te whakarite
Maybe together we can get somewhere
– Tērā pea ka taea e tātou te haere tahi ki tētahi wāhi
Any place is better
– He pai ake tetahi wahi
Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
– Tīmata i te kore, ka kahore ki te ngaro
Maybe we’ll make something
– Tērā pea ka hanga e mātou tētahi mea
Me, myself, I’ve got nothing to prove
– Ko au, ko au anō, kāore he mea hei whakamatau
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
I’ve got a plan to get us out of here
– He mahere taku kia puta atu ai mātou i konei
Been working at the convenience store
– E mahi ana i te whare taonga
Managed to save just a little bit of money
– Whakahaere ki te whakaora i te iti noa o te moni
Won’t have to drive too far
– E kore e whai ki te pei tawhiti rawa
Just cross the border and into the city
– Whakawhiti noa i te rohe ki te pa
You and I can both get jobs
– Ka taea e koe me au te whiwhi mahi
Finally see what it means to be living
– Hei whakamutunga tirohia he aha te tikanga o te ora
See my old man’s got a problem
– Tirohia te raruraru o taku kaumātua
Live with the bottle, that’s the way it is
– Kia ora ki te pounamu, koinei te huarahi
He says his body’s too old for working
– E mea ana ia he koroheke rawa tōna tinana mō te mahi
His body’s too young, to look like his
– He taitamariki rawa tōna tinana, kia rite ki tōna
When mama went off and left him
– I te wehenga atu o mama ka mahue i a ia
She wanted more from life than he could give
– I nui ake tana hiahia i te ora i tana i taea ai
I said somebody’s got to take care of him
– Ka mea ahau me tiaki tētahi i a ia
So I quit school and that’s what I did
– Na ka mutu taku kura a koina taku i mahi ai
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
– He tere rawa kia rere atu ai tātou?
We gotta make a decision
– Me whakatau e tātou
Leave tonight or live and die this way
– Waiho i tēnei pō, ora rānei, ka mate i tēnei ara
And remember when we were driving, driving in your car
– A kia mahara i a matou e taraiwa ana, e taraiwa ana i roto i to motuka
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
– Tere na nohopuku fel te reira rite i haurangi ahau
City lights lay out before us
– Ko nga rama o te taone e tu ana i mua i a tatou
And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder
– Na ka fel tou ringa pai takai ‘ a tawhio noa toku pokohiwi
And I had a feeling that I belonged
– A i ahau he mana’o e no ahau
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
– I whakaaro ahau ka taea e au te noho hei tangata, hei tangata, hei tangata
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
We go cruising entertain ourselves
– Ka haere mātou ki te tūruhi ki te whakangahau i a mātou anō
You still ain’t got a job
– Kāore anō koe kia whiwhi mahi
Now I work in the market as a checkout girl
– Na e mahi ana ahau i roto i te mākete rite te kotiro checkout
I know things will get better
– E mohio ana ahau ka pai ake nga mea
You’ll find work and I’ll get promoted
– Ka kitea e koe he mahi, ka whakatairanga ahau
We’ll move out of the shelter
– Ka neke atu tatou i te piringa
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
– Hokona he whare nui ake ka noho ki nga taone
And remember when we were driving, driving in your car
– A kia mahara i a matou e taraiwa ana, e taraiwa ana i roto i to motuka
Speeds so fast it felt like I was drunk
– Tere na nohopuku fel te reira rite i haurangi ahau
City lights lay out before us
– Ko nga rama o te taone e tu ana i mua i a tatou
And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder
– Na ka fel tou ringa pai takai ‘ a tawhio noa toku pokohiwi
And I had a feeling that I belonged
– A i ahau he mana’o e no ahau
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
– I whakaaro ahau ka taea e au te noho hei tangata, hei tangata, hei tangata
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
I’ve got a job that pays all our bills
– He mahi taku e utu ana i ā mātou nama katoa
Stay out drinking late at the bar
– Noho i roto i te inu mutunga i te pae
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
– Tirohia atu o koutou hoa i te mahi koe o koutou tamariki
I’d always hoped for better
– I tumanako tonu ahau kia pai ake
Thought maybe together you and me’d find it
– Whakaaro pea tahi koutou, me ahau e kitea e te reira
I got no plans, I ain’t going nowhere
– Kāore he mahere, kāore au e haere ki hea
So take your fast car and keep on driving
– Na tango koutou motokā nohopuku, me te pupuri i runga i te taraiwa
And remember when we were driving, driving in your car
– A kia mahara i a matou e taraiwa ana, e taraiwa ana i roto i to motuka
Speed so fast it felt like I was drunk
– Tere na nohopuku fel te reira rite i haurangi ahau
City lights lay out before us
– Ko nga rama o te taone e tu ana i mua i a tatou
And your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulder
– Na ka fel tou ringa pai takai ‘ a tawhio noa toku pokohiwi
And I had a feeling that I belonged
– A i ahau he mana’o e no ahau
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
– I whakaaro ahau ka taea e au te noho hei tangata, hei tangata, hei tangata
You’ve got a fast car
– He waka tere tōu
Is it fast enough so you can fly away?
– He tere rawa kia taea ai e koe te rere atu?
You gotta make a decision
– Me whakatau koe
Leave tonight or live and die this way
– Waiho i tēnei pō, ora rānei, ka mate i tēnei ara
Live and die this way
– Kia ora, kia mate i tēnei ara
Live and die this way
– Kia ora, kia mate i tēnei ara
Live and die this way
– Kia ora, kia mate i tēnei ara
Merci
– Ko te Merci
