I've known her ever since she was a kid
She was the kind of girl who repeats her mistakes
Her parents never minded what she did
She was a fallen angel with dirt on her face
But past a certain point she stayed behind
The two of us could never read her mind
The million ways she had of killing time
So we just gave up, yeah we just gave up
'Cause sometimes you know, there's limits to love
We'd get impatient with her now and then
Oh, she'd smile and say, "Now you're not being nice,"
I guess her definition of a friend
Was someone long on love and short on advice
We gave her money but her money's bad
She took our dollars and just tore 'em in half
We got so angry we just had to laugh
But we still gave up, yeah we still gave up
'Cause sometimes you know, there's limits to love
She'll get in trouble but she will scrape through
She's the kind of girl who can always find help
I'd say she's stupid but it'd be untrue
Oh you've got to be smart if you're fooling yourself
We tried to love her but our love unwound
We talked about her when she wasn't around
And still we felt that we were letting her down
'Cause we just gave up, yeah we just gave up
'Cause sometimes you know, there's limits to love
'Cause sometimes you know, there's limits to love
Oh sometimes you know, there's limits to love