If The Wind Could Blow My Troubles Away
Murray McLauchlan Lyrics

Murray McLauchlan's song "If The Wind Could Blow My Troubles Away" talks about how he wishes his problems would just be swept away by the wind. McLauchlan starts by saying that he would stand in a hurricane if the wind could blow his troubles away. The image of standing in a hurricane, where the wind is so strong, it can uproot trees and demolish buildings, shows the extent of his desire to get rid of his troubles. He then talks about how the wind could tear the sadness from his face so that when he looks in the mirror, he wouldn't see a trace of it. This shows that his troubles are not just external but also internal and that he wants them gone completely.

McLauchlan then talks about how the wind could blow his troubles away and leave him standing with a smiling face. He imagines himself standing with clothes flapping all over the place, showing how he would be carefree and unburdened by his problems. The song ends with McLauchlan repeating the first verse, highlighting the strength of his desire to have his troubles blown away by the wind.

Overall, the song shows the deep desire to escape from one's problems and suggests that sometimes, we just want them to be taken away from us completely.