well she said when she left that a change might do me good so i took her advice and i did the best i could i ve gone from this to that til i m nothing like i used to be in fact everyone says i m a totally different me got a new life but i still like the old one better it s nice but it just won t ever quite be the same i have everything a man would want but i can t forget her oh i got a new life but i still like the old one better i pulled up my roots in the country and i moved uptown went from a slower pace to running with a faster crowd i found a sweet young girl to replace all the love we knew but i guess there s just some things you can t improve got a new life but i still like the old one better it s nice but it just won t ever quite be the same i have everything a man could want but i can t forget her oh i got a new life but i still like the old one better i have everything a man would want but i can t forget her oh i got a new life but i still like the old one better oh i got a new life but i still like the old one better yeah i got a new life but i still like the old one better 