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.
last.fm page
My eyes can only see as far as you
I stop searching all the faces in the crowd
I don't ever want to find somebody new
I'm content with loneliness if you're not in my arms
For my eyes can only see as far as you
My heart is set on loving you forever
And your love is strong enough to see me through
It'll keep me holding on to you forever
Cause my eyes can only see as far as you
It'll keep me holding on to you forever
Cause my eyes can only see as far as you
Yes, my eyes can only see as far as you