They Love Each Other

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On February 9, 1973 at the Roscoe Maples Pavilion at Stanford University, the Grateful Dead unveiled the Wall of Sound, and all the tweeters blew out on the band's first song. Also debuted at that show was a number of soon-to-be Grateful Dead staples including "China Doll," Eyes of the World," "Loose Lucy," "Here Comes Sunshine," "Row Jimmy," "Wave That Flag" (which would evolve into "U.S. Blues"), and of course, "They Love Each Other". The song is a Garcia/Hunter composition and was performed by the Dead every year from 1973 onward except 1995, though it became less common in the repertoire as the years passed.

"They Love Each Other" was also performed by the Jerry Garcia Band and was first released on the Jerry Garcia album Reflections.

A jam based on "They Love Each Other", named "T.L.E.O. Jam", was released on the All Good Things Redux bonus CD.

Lyrics

Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia

Merry run around
Sailing up and down
Looking for a shove in some direction
Got it from the top
It's nothing you can stop
Lord, you know they made a fine connection

They love each other
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true

He could pass his time
Around some other line
But you know he chose this place beside her
Don't get in the way
There's nothing you can say
Nothing that you need to add or do

They love each other
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true

It's nothing, they explain
It's like a diesel train
Better not be there when it rolls over
And when that train rolls in
You won't know where it's been
You gotta try to see a little further

They love each other
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true

Though you'll make a noise
They just can't hear your voice
They're on a dizzy ride and you're cold sober

They love each other
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true
Lord, you can see it's true

Hope you will believe what I say is true *
Everything I did, I heard it first from you

Heard your news report
You know you're falling short
Pretty soon won't trust you for the weather
When that ship comes in
You won't know where it's been
You got to try to see a little further

*These two lines form a short bridge and appear in early versions of the song. But they were later dropped--and are not in the published Hunter lyrics