When she was 18, she moved to Nashville, where she was signed by BNA Records (a label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment). Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels, was released on April 30, 1996, and was certified gold six months later. The album gave her international fame and produced her two biggest hits, “Ten Thousand Angels” and “Guys Do It All The Time”. McCready also appears with Lorrie Morgan, Sara Evans, and Martina McBride on CMT's Girl’s Night Out special. Mindy then released the next year "If I Don't Stay The Night." It spawned 3 singles, "What If I Do", Other Side Of This Kiss", and "You'll Never Know." Overseas "O Romeo" was released. None were very successful. Still the album sold over 500,000 copies, and went Gold. In 1999 McCready released "I'm Not So Tough." The first single released was "All I Want Is Everything." When it failed to break the top 50, BNA Records and Mindy went separate ways, said to be over creative differences. After the split the album received little promotion and became a commercial failure.
In April of 2000, she was signed by Capitol Records. She released a self-titled album with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales, and was dropped by Capitol later that year.
McCready was once engaged to actor Dean Cain. In 2005 she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and spoke of her problems with domestic abuse, depression, and drug abuse. Mindy McCready admitted her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight had beat her frequently and they had a tumultuous relationship, and that she had tried to commit suicide. She also revealed that she had seen her ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight recently and that she needs help. Her father was on the show and said that she is often in denial about her problems and that he wanted her to get help and supported her. She also spoke of how growing up her mother wasn't very loving and encouraging and as a result McCready suffers from poor self-esteem. She is now known mostly for her trouble with the law. Talking to Oprah Winfrey, McCready hoped that her story would encourage and help others, even if it's only one girl in the world. "You know what we're all hoping?" Oprah said to Mindy. "That you are that girl."
Mindy gave birth to son Zander Ryan McCready on March 25, 2006. On April 9, 2012, McCready gave birth to her second child, a son named Zayne. The child's father, record producer David Wilson, was found dead in his home on January 13, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Following Wilson's death, McCready released a statement in which she referred to him as her "soulmate" and "life partner". A little over a month later, on February 17, Mindy committed suicide by the same means.
Oh Romeo
Mindy McCready Lyrics
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Of a creek without a corner
Gazes into the dark
Was it the moon or only
Her fear of being lonely
That gave her leave of her heart?
Oh, oh, oh
Who would lay down her life? (Romeo)
Swallow the poison, beck of the night
Maybe I cried (maybe I cried)
Just a teardrop or two (tear or two)
I would not die for you
I would not die for you
Just another romantic depressant
Giving in she becomes obsessive
Maybe this time I'll learn
Life's like a box of matches
Sometimes the whole thing catches
And all you can do is watch it burn
Oh, oh, oh
Oh Romeo (Romeo)
Who would lay down her life? (Romeo)
Swallow the poison, beck of the night
Maybe I cried (maybe I cried)
Just a teardrop or two (tear or two)
I would not die for you
I would not die for you
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Juliet waits at the border
Contemplates a new world order
Oh Romeo (Romeo)
Who would lay down her life? (Romeo)
Swallow the poison, beck of the night
Maybe I cried (maybe I cried)
Just a teardrop or two (tear or two)
I would not die for you
I would not die for you
I would not die for you
Oh Romeo, oh Romeo, oh Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo
Oh Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo
The lyrics to Mindy McCready's song Oh Romeo are a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet's tragic story of love and death. The song opens up with the image of Juliet waiting at the border of a creek without a corner, gazing into the dark. She is afraid of being lonely and wonders if it was the moon or her fear that led her heart to give in to Romeo. The next stanza describes Juliet's longing to lay down her life for Romeo, to swallow the poison, beck of the night, but as the song progresses, she realizes that life is not just about romantic love, it is like a box of matches, and sometimes the whole thing catches, and all you can do is watch it burn.
The chorus, "Oh Romeo, who would lay down her life? Swallow the poison, beck of the night, maybe I cried, just a teardrop or two, I would not die for you" depicts the conflict between Juliet's romanticism and the reality that we don't always get what we want. The ending of the song comes full circle with Juliet still waiting at the border but contemplating a new world order, indicating a departure from her previous idealistic notions of love and death.
Line by Line Meaning
Juliet waits at the border
Juliet is standing at the threshold of a new world.
Of a creek without a corner
She finds herself at a place where she is unsure of the direction to take.
Gazes into the dark
Juliet is looking into the unknown, into the uncertain future.
Was it the moon or only
Juliet wonders whether the light in the dark is real or an illusion.
Her fear of being lonely
Juliet is afraid of facing her future alone.
That gave her leave of her heart?
She wonders whether her fears are driving her decisions.
Oh, oh, oh
Juliet's experience is overwhelming her and she is expressing it.
Oh Romeo (Romeo)
Romeo is the metaphor for the perfect love she is seeking.
Who would lay down her life? (Romeo)
Who would give everything for love?
Swallow the poison, beck of the night
She is willing to die for love, even if it means pain and darkness.
Maybe I cried (maybe I cried)
She is questioning whether she is truly in love and if it's worth the pain.
Just a teardrop or two (tear or two)
Juliet isn't sure if her feelings are true or just superficial.
I would not die for you
Juliet realizes that she is not willing to die for love.
Just another romantic depressant
Love has become a cycle of joy and pain in her life.
Giving in she becomes obsessive
Juliet has become obsessive in her search for true love.
Maybe this time I'll learn
She hopes that she will learn from her experiences this time.
Life's like a box of matches
Life is unpredictable and unstable, like a box of matches.
Sometimes the whole thing catches
Sometimes everything can go wrong in an instant.
And all you can do is watch it burn
She feels powerless in the face of these events and can only watch them unfold.
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
A meaningless expression of the chaos of emotions within her.
Juliet waits at the border
Juliet is still at the edge of something new.
Contemplates a new world order
She is thinking about the change that is coming and what it will mean for her.
I would not die for you
Juliet realizes that love is not worth dying for.
Oh Romeo, oh Romeo, oh Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, Romeo
Juliet is still searching for that perfect, all-consuming love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MATRACA MARIA BERG, GARY STEFAN HARRISON
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@sheilahill212
Love everything she ever did! ❤️
@johnstepan4584
what a talent what a voice loved her songs way to young RIP Mindy xxxxxxxxx
@brucecathcart5536
Love this !
@Telssa1
Perfection.
@FeatheryBird
I find this song and several other elements of her career highly disturbing in lieu of circumstances. The very first words of her debut " Speakin of the Devil, look who just walked in", and in this song the phrase "new world order". She obviously had no idea how they used her. I will speak not of they who can not be spoken of. Check the live version of her on the BBC and notice the set. Few singers ever recorded had her emotional range or genre crossing capabilities. RIP Mindy
@janelester6477
Oh Mindy what a talent, so sad
@buddhachili
Oh Mindy...RIP
@geraldhighsmith7710
REST IN PEACE MINDY
@TheHyde8875
Underrated.
@user-cd3dh5xh8x
Beautiful song and singer