[female
vocals] (
Upbeat
rhythmic
guitar
riff,
crisp
percussion)
[INTRO] LEAD:
For
a
long,
long
time,
Bawumia
wanted
the
steering
wheel. "
Monfa
steer
no
mma
me!
Monfa
steer
no
mma
me!"
Give
me
the
steer!
I
want
to
drive!
Then
the
Techiman
Magazine
boys
heard
him—
CROWD:
THEY
HEARD
HIM!
LEAD:
And
put
the
symbolic
steer
in
his
hands!
LEAD:
Everybody
cheered!
Then
one
passenger
shouted—
WAIT!
Where
is
the
engine?
CROWD:
EIIII!
[CHORUS] LEAD:
The
steer?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
LEAD:
The
key?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
LEAD:
The
engine?
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
LEAD:
Turn
it
left—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
LEAD:
Turn
it
right—
CROWD:
STANDSTILL!
LEAD:
Blow
the
horn—
LEAD:
Are
we
moving?
CROWD:
NOOO!
ALL:
STEERING
WHEEL
WITHOUT
AN
ENGINE—
STANDSTILL!
[VERSE 1 — DRIVER AND MATE] LEAD:
Nana
was
the
driver.
Bawumia
said
he
was
like
the
driver's
mate.
Now
the
mate
wants
the
driver's
seat.
So
the
owner
asks:
What
did
you
learn
from
the
last
journey?
What
went
wrong?
What
will
you
change?
CROWD:
ANSWER
THE
CAR
OWNER!
[CHANT] LEAD:
If
the
driver
is
BANZA!
CROWD:
WHAT
ABOUT
THE
MATE?
LEAD:
If
the
driver
is
BANZA—
CROWD:
THE
MATE
GO
BE
BANZA!
LEAD:
Who
sat
beside
the
driver?
CROWD:
THE
MATE!
LEAD:
Who
travelled
the
same
road?
CROWD:
DRIVER
AND
MATE!
ALL:
IF
THE
DRIVER
IS
BANZA,
THE
MATE
GO
BE
BANZA!
LEAD:
So
before
you
hand
him
the
key—
CROWD:
CHECK
WHAT
HE
LEARNT!
LEAD:
Before
you
give
him
the
steer—
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
[VERSE 2 — THE DASHBOARD] LEAD:
Remember
the
economics
lesson: "
When
the
fundamentals
are
weak..."
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
WILL
EXPOSE
YOU!
LEAD:
Ei,
Professor!
So
leave
the
name-calling!
BRING
THE
DASHBOARD!
Inflation?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Cedi?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Electricity?
CROWD:
CHECK!
Fuel?
CROWD:
CHECK!
ALL:
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[VERSE 3 — CARD AND PROJECTS] LEAD:
One
thousand
interchanges
or
Ghana
Card?
CROWD:
GHANA
CARD!
LEAD:
Cards
came
in
millions...
But
some
interchanges
were
still
under
construction.
Signature
project
in
the
North?
CROWD:
PWALUGU!
LEAD:
Sod
was
cut...
Years
passed...
Construction
had
not
commenced.
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
[COMIC BREAK — PERFORMANCE TRACKER] LEAD:
You
promised
factories—
CROWD:
SHOW
US
THE
FACTORIES!
LEAD:
You
promised
three
hundred
and
fifty
new
Senior
High
Schools—
CROWD:
SHOW
US
THE
SCHOOLS!
LEAD:
Then
came—
PERFORMANCE
TRACKER!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
CHECKING!
LEAD:
Scroll!
CROWD:
TOILET!
LEAD:
Scroll
again!
CROWD:
TOILET!
LEAD:
Again!
CROWD:
TOILET!
TOILET!
TOILET!
BACKING:
Peeeeee!
Peeeeee!
Pɔɔɔ!
Pɔɔɔɔ! [
COMIC
GPS
VOICE] "
Destination
reached!"
CROWD:
WHERE?
GPS:
TOILET!
[LAUGHTER] LEAD:
You
don't
promise
factories
and
settle
on—
CROWD:
TOILETS!
TOILETS!
TOILETS!
LEAD:
You
don't
promise
new
schools
and
let
the
tracker
lead
us
to—
CROWD:
TOILETS!
TOILETS!
TOILETS!
LEAD:
A
toilet
has
its
purpose—
CROWD:
YES!
LEAD:
But
a
toilet
is
not
a
factory!
CROWD:
NOOO!
LEAD:
And
a
toilet
is
not
a
Senior
High
School!
CROWD:
NOOO!
[BRIDGE — SERIOUS] LEAD:
Listen...
Ghana
is
the
people's
vehicle.
The
politician
only
asks
for
the
key.
So
before
another
journey,
the
owners
must
ask:
What
did
you
promise?
What
did
you
deliver?
What
did
you
learn?
What
will
you
change?
A
steering
wheel
is
not
an
engine.
A
key
is
not
an
engine.
A
tracker
is
not
the
destination.
And
slogans
cannot
move
a
nation.
CROWD:
FORWARD
MOVEMENT!
[FINAL CHORUS] LEAD:
The
steer?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
LEAD:
The
key?
CROWD:
HE
HAS
IT!
LEAD:
The
engine?
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
LEAD:
Check
the
dashboard!
CROWD:
CHECK!
LEAD:
Check
the
promises!
CROWD:
CHECK!
LEAD:
Check
the
projects!
CROWD:
CHECK!
LEAD:
Check
the
record!
CROWD:
CHECK!
ALL:
STEERING
WHEEL
WITHOUT
AN
ENGINE—
STANDSTILL!
CROWD:
FORWARD
MOVEMENT!
ALL:
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[OUTRO] LEAD:
You
have
the
steer...
You
have
the
key...
But
the
owners
of
the
vehicle
have
one
question—
CROWD:
WHERE
IS
THE
ENGINE?
ALL:
STEERING
WHEEL
WITHOUT
AN
ENGINE—
STANDSTILL!
Fade.