My Enemy - Richard Thompson

When you thought I was winning the game

You came and snuffed out the flame

You thought you finished me off but you just made me strong

Each time you dealt me a blow

Each time you brought me so low

I found something inside to help me along

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

Did I slight you in some little way

Or does hate help you get through the day?

One way or another, I’m happy your aim was so true

If the demons in you hadn’t jarred

I would never have struggled so hard

The only thing now eating me is what’s eating you

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

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’d 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

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy

My enemy, enemy

How I need my enemy