Darlin' after you left I got that promotion They transferred me out to La Joya right on the ocean And now I'm makin' more money than I can spend 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… Chorus 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 so clear And I realize sittin' here as I write this letter Oh I've been better. 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 say 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… Chorus Oh I've been better