You used to hear a lot about him 
threw it down and he made them listen 
he never cared a damn what the papers say 
Suddenly he the scene he trusted 
turned him off he got disgusted 
he turned his back, i heard he walked away 
You see he never played the victim 
and no-one dared to contradict him 
at least they never said it to his face 
It was '79 in london town 
national front was going down 
the checkerboard army ruled from coast to coast 
For 20 years he carried that flag 
from war to war but what hurt him bad 
was that he found out people cared about the money most 
And all the vampires who call themselves fans 
were never able to understand 
he was just an enemy of the system 
Wow ho enemy of the system... 
Years go by, the man is gone 
in other worlds he soldiers on 
realize he's the one they miss the most 
Let's hear it from the fair-weather friends 
who knew him well - they like to pretend 
we all know that that's just an empty boast 
And when they write upon his stone 
there gonna have to say he did it on his own 
he was just an enemy of the system 
Enemy of the system? 
wow ho enemy of the system... 
and when they write upon his stone 
there gonna have to say he did it on his own 
he was just an enemy of the system 
Enemy of the system? 
enemy of the system? 
enemy of the system? 
enemy of the system? 
enemy of the system? 
enemy of the system?