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…
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           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 [bad word] I've tried my best to feel that way too
                             Oh, but I always realize when I look into her eyes, that…
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             Oh, I've been better.