My Elusive Dreams
by C. Putnam and B. Sherrill;
performed by David Houston and Tammy Wynette)

She: I followed you to Texas
She: I followed you to Utah
He: We didn't find it there, so we moved on;
She: I followed you to Al-a-bam'
She: Things looked good in Birmingham
He: We didn't find it there, so we moved on.

Both: I know you're tired of followin'
Both: My elusive dreams and schemes
Both: For they're only fleeting things
Both: My elusive dreams.

She: I had your child in Memphis
She: You heard of work in Nashville
He: We didn't find it there, so we moved on;
He: To a small farm in Nebraska
He: To a gold mine in Alaska
She: We didn't find it there, so we moved on.

He: And now we've left Alaska,
He: Because there was no gold mine.

(spoken)
She: But this time, only two of us moved on
She: Now all we have is each other
She: And a little memory to cling to.
He: And still you won't let me go on alone.

He: I know you're tired of followin'
He: My elusive dreams and schemes
He: For they're only fleeting things
He: My elusive dreams.

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