Darlin´ after you left I got that promotion
They transferred me out to La Jolla right on the ocean
And now I´m makin´ more money than I can stand
I´ve got a house on the beach and a bunch of new friends

Oh, you oughta hear what they say
Tellin´ me that I´ve got it made
But

I´ve been better
Yeah, I miss those times when we were still together
Right now lookin´ back
I don´t think the past has ever been this clear
And I realize sittin´ here, as I write this letter
Oh, I´ve been better

Well I´ve been seein´ a girl that I met out in Spring Valley
She´s havin´ the time of her life, least that´s what she tells me
She says it´s love and to tell you the truth
I´ve tried my best to feel that way too

Oh, but I always realize
When I look into her eyes
That

I´ve been better
Yeah, I miss those times when we were still together
Right now lookin´ back
I don´t think the past has ever been this clear
And I realize sittin´ here, as I write this letter
Oh, I´ve been better

I´ve been better
Yeah, I miss those times when we were still together
Right now lookin´ back
I don´t think the past has ever been this clear
And I realize sittin´ here, as I write this letter

Oh, I´ve been better