Written by C. Putman and B. Sherrill

(As performed by Tammy Wynette and David Houston



T: I followed you to Texas

T: I followed you to Utah

D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on

T: I followed you to Alabam'

T: Things looked good in Birmingham

D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on



CHORUS (Both):

I know you're tired of followin'

My elusive dreams and schemes

For they're only fleeting things

My elusive dreams



T: I had your child in Memphis

T: You heard of work in Nashville

D: We didn't find it there, so we moved on

D: To a small farm in Nebraska

D: 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

T: Now all we have is each other

T: And a little memory to cling to

D: And still you won't let me go on alone



REPEAT CHORUS (Both)



Both: For they're only fleeting things, my elusive dreams