Richard Thompson - My Enemy lyrics
rate meWhen you thought I was winning the game
You came and snuffed out the flame
You thought you'd finish me off
But you just made me strong!
Each time you dug me up low
Each time you brought me so low
I found something inside
To help me along!
Chorus:
My enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Oh my enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Did I slight you in some little way
Or did hate help you get through the day?
One way or other, I'm happy your aim was so true
If the demons in you hadn't yet
I would never have struggled so hard
The only thing now eating me is what's eating you!
Chorus: (x2)
My enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Oh my enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Now we're just two old men on the brink
Each waiting for the other to blink
If I should lose you, I'll be left with nothing but fate!
As I see your life fall apart
I should smile, but I don't have the heart
At the end of the day, it's still too much effort to hate
Chorus: (x2)
My enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Oh my enemy, enemy
How I need my enemy!
Thanks to Johnny Harper for correcting these lyrics
