LEAD:
Clear
the
road!
Bawumia
is
coming
with
the
steer!
CROWD:
THE
STEERING
WHEEL!
LEAD:
But
passengers
are
asking...
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
[BEAT STOPS] A
steering
wheel
without
an
engine—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
A
key
without
an
engine—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
Turn
the
steer
left—
CROWD:
STILL
STANDING!
Turn
it
right—
CROWD:
STILL
STANDING!
LEAD:
Are
we
moving?
CROWD:
NOOO! [
CHORUS] 🎵
The
steer
is
in
your
hand—
BUT
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
The
key
is
in
your
hand—
BUT
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
You
say
you
know
the
destination—
SHOW
US
THE
ENGINE!
A
steering
wheel
without
an
engine—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
ALL:
NO
FORWARD
MARCH!
ONLY
STANDSTILL!
[VERSE 1 — DRIVER AND MATE] Nana
was
the
driver,
Bawumia
said
he
was
like
the
mate.
Then
he
asked
Ghana
for
the
driver's
seat.
Passenger
asks: "
What
did
you
learn
from
the
last
journey?"
What
went
right?
What
went
wrong?
What
will
you
do
differently?
CROWD:
ANSWER
THE
PASSENGERS!
Because
changing
the
driver
without
checking
the
engine...
CROWD:
CAN'T
MOVE
THE
CAR!
[VERSE 2 — THE DASHBOARD] Then
Ghana
remembered
the
economics
lesson: "
When
the
fundamentals
are
weak..."
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
WILL
EXPOSE
YOU!
Ei,
Professor!
So
when
politicians
shout— "
INCOMPETENT!"
Passenger
says: "
Leave
the
name-calling!
BRING
THE
DASHBOARD!"
Inflation?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Cedi?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Electricity?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Fuel?
CROWD:
CHECK!
LEAD:
Don't
praise
with
slogans!
Don't
condemn
with
slogans!
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
ALL:
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[VERSE 3 — GHANA CARD] LEAD:
One
Ghana
Card?
CROWD:
NOOO!
LEAD:
How
many?
CROWD:
MILLIONS!
LEAD:
One
thousand
interchanges
or
Ghana
Card?
CROWD:
GHANA
CARD!
LEAD:
So
the
cards
came
in
millions...
But
some
interchanges
were
still
under
construction
when
the
journey
ended.
The
steer?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
The
key?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
The
engine?
[BEAT STOPS] CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
[VERSE 4 — PWALUGU] LEAD:
What
was
the
signature
project
in
the
North?
CROWD:
PWALUGU!
LEAD:
Sod
was
cut...
Years
passed...
And
construction
had
not
commenced.
Passenger
asks: "
What
happened
to
the
journey?"
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
LEAD:
Because
announcing
the
destination
doesn't
move
the
vehicle!
CROWD:
START
THE
ENGINE!
[COMIC BREAK — PERFORMANCE TRACKER] LEAD:
Then
came—
PERFORMANCE
TRACKER!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
CHECKING!
LEAD:
Scroll!
CROWD:
PROJECT!
LEAD:
Scroll
again!
CROWD:
TOILET!
LEAD:
Next!
CROWD:
TOILET
AGAIN!
PASSENGER:
Ei!
The
tracker
has
many
projects...
But
why
are
these
toilets
following
me? [
LAUGHTER]
[BRIDGE — SERIOUS ROOTS REGGAE] LEAD:
Listen...
This
lesson
is
bigger
than
one
politician.
Anybody
who
wants
Ghana's
steering
wheel
must
answer
the
passengers:
What
did
you
promise?
What
did
you
deliver?
What
went
wrong?
What
did
you
learn?
What
will
you
do
differently?
Because
a
steering
wheel
is
not
an
engine.
A
key
is
not
an
engine.
And
slogans
cannot
move
a
nation.
CROWD:
WE
NEED
FORWARD
MOVEMENT!
The
steer
is
in
your
hand—
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
The
key
is
in
your
hand—
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
Check
the
engine!
CROWD:
CHECK!
Check
the
brakes!
CROWD:
CHECK!
Check
the
dashboard!
CROWD:
CHECK!
Promises?
CHECK!
Projects?
CHECK!
Economy?
CHECK!
Before
another
journey—
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
LEAD:
Because
a
steering
wheel
without
an
engine
means—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
LEAD:
A
key
without
an
engine
means—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
ALL:
GHANA
NEEDS
FORWARD
MOVEMENT!
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[OUTRO] LEAD:
Driver...
Driver's
mate...
The
passengers
are
waiting.
You
have
shown
us
the
steer...
You
have
shown
us
the
key...
Now—
CROWD:
SHOW
US
THE
ENGINE!
LEAD:
Because
Ghana
cannot
reach
her
destination...
with
a
steering
wheel
without
an
engine.
CROWD:
NO
MORE
STANDSTILL!
ALL:
FORWARD
MOVEMENT!
Fade
out.