The song is of a couple following one another to Texas, Utah and then Alabam where things looked good in Birmingham. They had a child in Memphis, then found work in Nashville but still had not found what they were chasing and moved on. This time to a small farm in Nebraska, then on to a gold mine in Alaska. Once again they moved on but all they had was each other and a little memory to cling to as all their schemes had not panned out. By now the singer comes to the conclusion that they were tired of following his WHAT?
oops. sorry about the typo on “tammy”