作词 : Mann
***Intro: 
Em D/F# G 
C Em D C G *** 
Verse: 1 Em 
D/F# G C We've known her ever since she was a kid 
Em D C G she was the kind of girl who repeats her mistakes 
Em D/F# G 
C Her parents never minded what she did 
Em D C G She was a fallen angel with dirt on her face 
Am G/B C D 
But past a certain point she stayed behind 
Am G/B C D the two of us could never read her mind 
Am G/B C D the million ways she had of killing time *** 
Chorus: Em 
D C So we just gave up 
Em D C yeah we just gave up 
Em D 'cause sometimes, you know 
C G there's limits to love 
C G C G *** 
Verse 2: We'd get impatient with her now and then 
Em D/F# G 
C oh, she'd smile and say, `now you're not being nice.' 
Em D C G I guess her definition of a friend 
Em D/F# G 
C was someone long on love, and short on advice 
Em D C G We gave her money but the money's bad 
Am G/B C D 
She took the dollars and just tore them in half 
Am G/B C D 
We got so angry, we just had to laugh 
Am G/B C D *** 
Chorus: but we still gave up 
Em D C yeah we still gave up 
Em D C 'cause sometimes, you know 
Em D there's limits to love 
C G | C G | 
C G *** Instrumental: ** 
Verse 3: She'll get in trouble but she will scrape through 
Em D/F# G 
C oh, she's the kind of girl who can always find help 
Em D C G I'd say she's stupid, but it'd be untrue 
Em D/F# G 
C oh, you've got to be smart if you're fooling yourself 
Em D C G We tried to love her, but our love unwound 
Am G/B C D (so our love was weak) 
We talked about her when she wasn't around 
Am G/B C D (so our talk was cheap) and still we felt that we were letting her down 
Am G/B C D *** 
Chorus: 'cause we just gave up 
Em D C yeah we just gave up 
Em D C 'cause sometimes, you know 
Em D there's limits to love 
C G Sometimes you know 
Em D there's limits to love 
C G ||: Em 
D C G | C 
G C G :|| (fade)