E B Darlin' after you left I got that promotion E They transferred me out to La Joya right on the ocean And now I'm makin' more money than I can spend A I've got a house on the beach and a bunch of new friends F# Oh you oughta hear what they say B Tellin' me that I've got it made But… Chorus A I've been better E Yeah I miss those times when we were still together B Right now lookin' back I don't think the past has ever been so clear A And I realize sittin' here as I write this letter B E Oh I've been better. E B I've been seein' a girl that I met out in Spring Valley E 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 A I've tried my best to feel that way too F# B Oh but I always realize when I look into her eyes that… Chorus B E Oh I've been better