Billy first became known to fans in the early 1990s with his appearance on "Star Search." He later earned a recording contract with Liberty Records and rose to national stardom with a string of Top 10 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart. His debut song, 1991's "Only Here For a Little While," rose into the Top 5, while the follow up, "Somewhere in My Broken Heart," repeated the feat. "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" won the 1992 Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year; he also took home the ACM's New Male Vocalist award..
Dean's string of hits continued in the early- and mid-1990s, with songs like "You Don't Count the Cost" (1991); "Only the Wind," "Billy the Kid" and "If There Hadn't Been You" (all 1992); "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" (1993); "We Just Disagree" (a remake of the 1970s Dave Mason hit) (1993); "It's What I Do" and "That Girl's Been Spying on Me" (both 1996).
In 1991 Dean wrote and sang the theme song to the ABC animated television series Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa. It is titled "Up on the Mesa".
During the late 1990s, his career slowed down a bit, although he made several television appearances, including "One Life to Live" and "Wings." He and Alison Krauss sang backup on Kenny Rogers' 2000 single "Buy Me a Rose". At the time, the song made Kenny the oldest artist to score a country #1; it also marked the only time that Dean reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
In 2004, Dean was signed to Asylum Curb, where he began a comeback with the single "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (a remake of John Denver's classic). In early 2005, he released the album Let Them Be Little, which featured both "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and the title track. "Let Them Be Little" was co-written by Richie McDonald, who at the time was the lead singer of Lonestar; Lonestar also recorded the song on their 2005 album Let's Be Us Again. Dean's version of the song became his first Top Ten hit on the country charts in nearly nine years.
Mary Did You Know
Billy Dean Lyrics
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Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you
Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
Oh Mary did you know
The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am
The lyrics to Billy Dean's song "Mary Did You Know" are a tribute to Mary, the mother of Jesus, pondering the miraculous and divine qualities of her newborn son. The lyrics are asking Mary if she knew that her baby boy would one day perform miracles such as walking on water, healing the blind, and calming storms with his hand. The song also asks if she knew that her son would one day save us, give sight to the blind, and make the deaf hear, among other acts of divine power.
The lyrics also suggest that Mary may not have realized the full extent of who her son would become, and ends by telling Mary that the sleeping child she is holding is actually the great "I am," heaven's perfect lamb and the Lord of all creation.
Line by Line Meaning
Mary did you know that your baby boy will some day walk on water?
Did you know that your baby boy will perform miracles beyond your imagination, like walking on water?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy will come to Earth to bring salvation and save humanity?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
Are you aware that your baby boy's birth will bring renewal and redemption to the world?
This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you
Your baby boy will become your deliverer and savior as he grows up and fulfills his divine purpose.
Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?
Did you know that your baby boy's power will heal the blind and grant them sight?
Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy will display his divine power by calming even the fiercest of storms with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
Were you aware that your baby boy is divine and has walked the same path as angels?
And when your kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God
Every time you show love to your baby boy, you're also showing love to God.
The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again
Through your baby boy's miracles, the blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will rise again.
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb
Your baby boy is the lamb of God who will perform outstanding miracles: making the lame walk, and giving a voice to the speechless - all of whom will praise and worship Him.
Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Did you know that your baby boy is responsible for all of creation and is the ultimate ruler of the universe?
Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations?
Were you aware that your baby boy would one day bring peace to the nations as he reigns as king?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
Do you know your baby boy is blameless and the perfect sacrifice to bring salvation to the world?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am
The baby boy in your arms is the one and only great I am, the creator and sustainer of the universe.
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Written by: Buddy Greene, Mark Lowry
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