"I'm Not Sayin'" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot. It was released as single A-side in 1965 and on his 1966 debut album Lightfoot!. The lyrics detail the singer's promise: not that he can necessarily love the subject, or be true to the subject, but only that he can try to do so. The single peaked at #12 in Canada in June 1965. Other artists who have recorded this song include Turley Richards, Ian Campbell Folk Group, and The Replacements. Nico's version was one of the Desert Island Discs chosen by former Smiths frontman Morrissey on the show broadcast 29 November 2009 on BBC Radio Four.