Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(One, two, three, four)
– (Kotahi, rua, toru, wha)
The boys are breakin’ bottles out here on the streets of London
– Kei te wahia e ngā tama ngā pounamu ki konei i runga i ngā huarahi o Rānana
The women here, they look like movie stars
– Ko nga wahine i konei, he rite ki nga whetu kiriata
Things I’d do to be back in Oklahoma
– Ko nga mea ka mahia e au kia hoki mai ki Oklahoma
Kickin’ around at a hometown bar
– Kickin ‘ around i te pae kāinga
And I’ve dined with kings and queens in the city
– A kua kai ahau ki nga kingi me nga kuini i roto i te pa
I filled my plate and then I filled it more
– I whakakiia e au taku pereti kātahi ka whakakiia e au
But my cup’s still kind and stays half-empty
– Engari he atawhai tonu taku kapu, ā, e noho ana i te haurua kau
And I’m jealous when all the sweat drops hit the floor
– A ka hae ahau ina taka katoa te werawera ki te papa
And I walk the alleys tryna find myself a kick drum
– A ka haere ahau i nga ara ka kitea e tryna he puoro patunga
Or a man cover a slow John Prine song
– Ranei he tangata e hipoki ana i Tētahi waiata Puhoi A John Prine
But in spite of myself, I just can’t stop thinkin’
– Engari ahakoa ahau, e kore e taea e au te whakamutu i te whakaaro
That paradise awaits for me back home
– E tatari ana taua pararaiha ki ahau i te kāinga
Boys are breakin’ bottles down here on the streets of London
– Kei te wahia e ngā tama ngā pounamu ki konei i runga i ngā huarahi o Rānana
And the women here, they look like movie stars
– A ko nga wahine i konei, he rite ki nga whetu kiriata
Things I’d do to be back in Oklahoma
– Ko nga mea ka mahia e au kia hoki mai ki Oklahoma
Kickin’ around at a hometown bar
– Kickin ‘ around i te pae kāinga
