ACT III: Quid Pro Quo

I've been doing this for too long
I've seen too many things
Tried to push away the bitterness
Tried to forgive every sting
But it's getting a little too hard
I'm getting jaded as I grow
If we're all just trying our best
Why are we so alone?

I don't know what's worse
Those who only call for favors
Or those who stopped taking my calls
I know it just hurts when they only want one thing
Or think that I'm nothing at all
It's my job as a commodity
To make people understand
But I'm so sick and tired of
Being reduced to a brand

Thought I'd be okay
To make my own way
No one's gonna do it for me
But I can't pretend
That I'm not fucking lonely
'Cause I am
So alone
They only want one thing
When they're on the phone
I do it too
It feels like shit
Quid pro quo's not a friendship
No, it's not but it's all that we're taught