Born to poor sharecroppers, one of eleven children in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride is a timeless everyman, revered by his musical peers and adored by countless millions of fans around the globe. Charley Pride unofficially started his music career in the late 1950s as a ballplayer with the Negro American League’s Memphis Red Sox singing and playing guitar on the team bus between ballparks. Self-taught on a guitar bought at the age 14 from Sears Roebuck, Pride would join various bands' onstage as he and the team roved the country. After a tryout with the New York Mets, Pride decided to return to his Montana home via Nashville. It was there he met Jack Johnson, who upon hearing the singer perform, sent him on his way with the promise of a management contract and a newly forged relationship that would last for over a decade.
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Crystal Chandeliers
(Chorus)
Oh, the crystal chandeliers light up the paintings on your wall
The marble statuettes are standing, stately in the hall
But will the timely crowd that has you laughing loud
Help you dry your tears
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers
I never did fit in too well with folks you knew
And it’s plain to see that the likes of me don’t fit with you
So you traded me for the gaiety of the well to do
And you turned away from the love I offered you
(Chorus)
I see your picture in the news most every day
You’re the chosen girl of the social world, so the stories say
But a paper smile only lasts awhile, then it fades away
And the love we knew will come home to you some day
(Chorus)
When the new wears off of your crystal chandeliers