[male
vocals] (
Sound
of
an
old
engine
sputtering
to
life:
Krrr...
krrr...
vroom!)
Driver!
[INTRO — ENGINE STARTS] Krrr...
krrr...
Driver!
CROWD:
YES!
Driver's
mate!
CROWD:
YES!
Ghana
is
a
vehicle...
And
somebody
wants
the
steering
wheel!
[HORN] PIM!
PIM!
PIM-PIM-PIIIIIIM!
Ei!
Who
is
pressing
the
horn?
CROWD:
DRIVER'S
MATE! [
CHORUS] 🎵
Who
wants
the
steering
wheel?
CROWD:
BAWUMIA
WANTS
THE
STEER!
Who
was
the
driver's
mate?
CROWD:
BAWUMIA
WAS
THE
MATE!
Who
was
the
driver?
CROWD:
NANA
WAS
THE
DRIVER!
So
before
another
journey—
CHECK
THE
ENGINE!
CHECK
THE
BRAKES!
CHECK
THE
DASHBOARD!
Before
you
hand
over
the
keys—
CROWD:
ASK
ABOUT
THE
LAST
JOURNEY!
PIM!
PIM!
PIM-PIM-PIIIIIIM! 🎵
[VERSE 1 — STEERING WHEEL] In
twenty
twenty-four,
he
asked
for
the
steering
wheel.
Then
at
Techiman
Magazine,
they
presented
the
symbolic
steer.
He
held
it—
And
pressed
the
horn!
PIM!
PIM!
CROWD:
PIM-PIM-PIIIIIIM!
But
passengers
said:
A
horn
doesn't
drive
a
car!
CROWD:
NOOO!
A
steering
wheel
alone
doesn't
fix
the
engine!
CROWD:
NOOO!
So
before
another
journey—
SHOW
US
WHAT
YOU
LEARNT!
[VERSE 2 — DRIVER AND MATE] Nana
was
the
driver.
Bawumia
called
himself
the
driver's
mate.
After
the
election,
he
acknowledged
mistakes
and
collective
responsibility.
So
passenger
asked: "
Driver's
mate...
What
did
you
learn
from
the
journey?"
[BEAT STOPS] CROWD:
ANSWER
THE
PASSENGER!
Don't
only
tell
us
who
should
drive
tomorrow...
Tell
us
what
you
learnt
yesterday!
[VERSE 3 — THE DASHBOARD] Then
Ghana
remembered
the
economics
lesson: "
When
the
fundamentals
are
weak..."
CROWD:
THE
EXCHANGE
RATE
WILL
EXPOSE
YOU!
Ei,
Professor!
We
remember!
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!
Don't
praise
the
driver!
Don't
insult
the
driver!
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
DRIVING!
Because
eventually—
ALL:
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[COMIC BREAK — GHANA CARD] LEAD:
Driver's
mate!
CROWD:
YES!
One
thousand
interchanges
or
Ghana
Card?
CROWD:
GHANA
CARD!
LEAD:
One
thousand?
CROWD:
GHANA
CARD!
[HORN] PIM!
PIM!
LEAD:
Ei,
Ghana!
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
DASHBOARD!
[VERSE 4 — PWALUGU & TRACKER] LEAD:
Signature
project
in
the
North?
CROWD:
PWALUGU!
It
was
announced...
Sod
was
cut...
But
years
later,
construction
had
not
commenced.
Passenger
asks: "
What
happened?"
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
Then
came—
PERFORMANCE
TRACKER!
LEAD:
Open
it!
CROWD:
WE
ARE
CHECKING!
LEAD:
Scroll!
CROWD:
PROJECT!
LEAD:
Scroll
again!
CROWD:
TOILET!
LEAD:
Next!
CROWD:
EI...
TOILET
AGAIN!
[HORN] PIM!
PIM!
PIIIIIM!
PASSENGER:
Ei
Driver!
The
tracker
has
many
projects...
But
why
are
these
toilets
following
me? [
LAUGHTER]
[BRIDGE — POLITICAL LESSON] Listen...
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
Ghana
is
not
a
driving
school!
CROWD:
NOOO!
And
Ghanaians
are
not
crash-test
passengers!
CROWD:
NOOO! [
FINAL
CHORUS —
FULL
BAND] 🎵
Who
wants
the
steering
wheel?
CROWD:
SHOW
US
YOUR
RECORD!
Who
wants
to
drive
Ghana?
CROWD:
SHOW
US
YOUR
LESSONS!
Check
the
engine!
CHECK!
Check
the
brakes!
CHECK!
Check
the
dashboard!
CHECK!
Promises?
CHECK!
Projects?
CHECK!
Economy?
CHECK!
Before
Ghana
begins
another
journey—
CROWD:
CHECK
THE
RECORD!
ALL:
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK!
[OUTRO — SPOKEN, SHORT] Driver...
Driver's
mate...
Before
you
start
the
engine—
Check
the
vehicle!
Check
the
road!
And
please...
Stop
pressing
the
horn!
[HORN] PIM!
Ei!
Who
pressed
it
again?
CROWD:
DRIVER'S
MATE! 🎵
THE
DASHBOARD
WILL
TALK! 🎵
Fade
out.