Soon he'll be fast asleep And I'll slip towards the trap door And later you'll find me grappling Scraped and torn on the sidewalk And reaching for the devil's cup But he's never gonna give it up I walk into the room with you Biding lights sideways But soon the contrast will be gone And my comfort will lie in the graze I'll be sipping from the devil's cup But he'll never really give it up I'll be sipping from the devil's cup But he'll never really give it up When the curtain rises And the setting dissolves The stage will occupy only one Who will be reaching for the devil's cup But he's never gonna give it up I'll be sipping from the devil's cup But he'll never really give it up