You followed me to Texas, you followed me to Utah,
  We didn't find it there so we moved on.
  Then you went with me to A-la-bam',
  Things looked good in Birmingham,
  We didn't find it there so we moved on.
  I know you're tired of fol-low-ing
  My elusive dreams and schemes
  For they're only fleeting things,
  My elusive dreams.
    You had my child in Memphis then I heard of work in Nashville,
  But we didn't find it there so we moved on.
  To a small farm in Nebraska, to a gold mine in Alaska,
  We didn't find it there so we moved on.
  I know you're tired of fol-low-ing
  My elusive dreams and schemes
  For they're only fleeting things,
  My elusive dreams.
    Now we've left A-las-ka because thewas no gold mine,
  But this time only two of us moved on.
  And now all we have is each other and a little memory
  To cling to and still you won't let me go on alone.
  I know you're tired of following
  My elusive dreams and schemes
  For they're only fleeting things,
  My elusive dreams.