They transferred me out to La Jolla 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 
  
 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 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 
  
 Oh, 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 
 Oh, I've been better