my elusive dreams

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