Gordon Lightfoot - I'm Not Sayin' [HD]+

Gordon Lightfoot sings 'I'm Not Sayin'' from his 1966 debut United Artists album 'Lightfoot!'. The album was recorded in New York City in December 1964 and released in 1966. The lyrics are below with comments about the song, album, and Gordon Lightfoot.

Note: The images of the young woman in the video are by Anastasia Gepp and were cropped and ordered to best fit the song lyrics. The video is a modification of an earlier one for this song. A version with lyrics in the video will also be posted.

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I'm Not Sayin' (Singer: Gordon Lightfoot)

I'm not sayin' that I love you
I'm not sayin' that I'll care if you love me
I'm not sayin' that I'll care
I'm not sayin' I'll be there when you want me

I can't give my heart to you
Or tell you that I'll sing your name up to the sky
I can't lay the promise down
That I'll always be around when you need me

Now I may not be alone each time you see me
Along the street or in a small cafe
But still I won't deny you or mistreat you
Maybe if you let me have my way

I'm not sayin' I'll be sorry
For all the things that I might say that make you cry
I can't say I'll always do
The things you want me to
I'm not sayin' I'll be true but I'll try

Now I may not be alone each time you see me
Or show up when I promised that I would
But still I won't deny you or mistreat you
Maybe if you love me like you should

I'm not sayin' I'll be sorry
For all the things that I might say that make you cry
I can't say I'll always do
The things you want me to
I'm not sayin' I'll be true but I'll try

I can't say I'll always do
The things you want me to
I'm not sayin' I'll be true but I'll try

Songwriter: Gordon Lightfoot
[Lyrics from Musixmatch]

Album Personnel: Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitar, piano, David Rea - second guitar, Bruce Langhorne - second guitar on 'Long River' and 'Peaceful Waters', Bill Lee - bass.

Wikipedia states:

"I'm Not Sayin'" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot. It was recorded in December 1964 and released as a 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.

In late May 1965, Nico recorded a version of the song released on Immediate Records. Her version is stylistically reminiscent of the work of Marianne Faithfull. The single only garnered limited success. This version of the song features Jimmy Page, then a studio musician, on the 12-string guitar. Nico's version was produced by Rolling Stones multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and the promo film was shot at West India Docks in London. Other artists who have recorded this song include Turley Richards, Ian Campbell Folk Group, and The Replacements.

Lightfoot! is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Although it was recorded in December 1964, the album was not released until January 1966 on the United Artists label.

At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the public vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1960–1975 category.

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and was known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."