t i followed you to texas t i followed you to utah g we didn t find it there so we moved on t i went with you to alabam t things looked good in birmingham g we didn t find it there so we moved on chorus i know you re tired of followin my elusive dreams and schemes for they re only fleeting things my elusive dreams g you had my child in memphis g then i heard of work in nashville t we didn t find it there so we moved on g to a small farm in nebraska g to a gold mine in alaska t we didn t find it there so we moved on both and now we ve left alaska both because there was no gold mine t but this time only two of us moved on g and now all we have is each other g and a little memory to cling to t and still i won t let you go on alone chorus i know you re tired of followin my elusive dreams and schemes for they re only a fleeting thing my elusive dreams for they re only a fleeting thing my elusive dreams 