This song by Brenda Lee was recorded in early 1960 and it went straight to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles.

It reached it’s peak in July 1960 and ended up being the pop star’s ‘definitive song’. It was written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self. It also managed to make it to #12 in the UK. The singer, Brenda Lee was a 15-year-old gir at the time she recorded this song and it was said that she was ‘not mature enough’ to sing about this type of love. Therefore, after it was recorded, it was initially held back from the public until it was finally released and then it was considered to be one of the ‘finest teen pop songs of its era’.

Eventually, this song became a fixture in ‘country oldies’ programs as it was ultimately considered to be a country song.

Lyrics:

I’m sorry, so sorry That I was such a fool I didn’t know Love could be so cruel Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, yes

You tell me mistakes Are part of being young But that don’t right The wrong that’s been done

(I’m sorry) I’m sorry (So sorry) So sorry Please accept my apology But love is blind And I was too blind to see Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, yes

You tell me mistakes Are part of being young But that don’t right The wrong that’s been done Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, yes

Miss Norma’s Diary Entries:

This Month – 1960:

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 1, 1960 – “I’m still trying to get Mal”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 2, 1960 – “there were two cute guys sitting at the bus stop and they kept staring at us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 3, 1960 – “He couldn’t have made me happier by flirting”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 4, 1960 – “I didn’t think he would talk to me, but he did, he talked and talked”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 5, 1960 – “Mabel and I went to the Midway Drive-in to see ‘The Story of Ruth'”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 6, 1960 – “she wanted to run out in the street and jump on his car”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 7, 1960 – “‘Her face is as red as her hair’ and when he said that I really got embarrassed”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 8, 1960 – “but before Malcolm left he kept standing by us and staring at me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 9, 1960 – “We played one game and then we sat on the counter”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 10, 1960 – “I still love Malcolm an awful lot, even if he is older”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 11, 1960 – “God Norma, I don’t know what’s the matter with that guy. He keeps staring at you.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 12, 1960 – “I wasn’t very thrilled that Loren was there but then I don’t know that I would be thrilled if Malcolm was there either”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 13, 1960 – “Malcolm was telling them about his place for staying at college. My heart just dropped”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 14, 1960 – “We were going to call up Loren and Mal”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 15, 1960 – “And I said, ‘ To hit you over the head with!’ And he smiled”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 16, 1960 – “Barbara couldn’t go. . .and I was mad because Loren was working”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 17, 1960 – ” and we listened on the other phone”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 18, 1960 – ” We sat there for a long time, me thinking and talking about Malcolm and Barbara about Loren”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 19, 1960 – “Mal had on a white tee shirt and Levis which he looked real good in”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 20, 1960 – “I was looking at Mal and he stuck out his tongue at me. It looked real cute”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 21, 1960 – “Hardie came over to me and he was standing real close. . .he was showing me how to bowl right “

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 22, 1960 – “I asked Ian if Mal was going to come over tonight”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 23, 1960 – “Can I put my cigarettes in your purse so nobody will get them”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 24, 1960 – “Mister Richards gave us a free game of golf and he gave us some dimes so we could bowl”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 25, 1960 – “Ian was going to ask Mal to come over”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 26, 1960 – “Today I stayed home all day”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 27, 1960 – “She was too excited about Malcolm coming over”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 28, 1960 – “Malcolm was eating and playing checkers with some boy”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 29, 1960 – “So, when I went in her bedroom, I just about fell over because Frank was already there”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 30, 1960 – “I was real surprised when I saw Malcolm there when we went up to the office”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 31, 1960 – “I am beginning to think Loren likes Barbara a little bit because he pays so much attention to her”

All Entries Beginning July 13, 1960:

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 13, 1960 – “Jim kept kidding me about my purse” – “a gunnie sack”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 14, 1960 – “P.S. I like dollface too!”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 15, 1960 – “and then he smiled real big”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 16, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 17, 1960 – “Mal got in the car with me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 18, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 19, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 20, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 21, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 22, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 23, 1960 – No Entry

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 24, 1960 – “Barbara wrote, ‘The handsome gift was Mal!'”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 25, 1960 – “If he doesn’t come after me, I’ll go after him.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 26, 1960 – “Malcolm’s mother said she liked my hair in a French roll.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 27, 1960 – “He said he was going to read my diary”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 28, 1960 – “I was sitting there staring at him with tears running down my cheeks”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 29, 1960 – “P.S. Lorrin had Janicaas on tonight and he looks read good in them”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 30, 1960 – “I found out that Malcolm is going to college in San Francisco”

Miss Norma’s Diary – July 31, 1960 – “and then we were talking about cars”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 1, 1960 – “I’m still trying to get Mal”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 2, 1960 – “there were two cute guys sitting at the bus stop and they kept staring at us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 3, 1960 – “He couldn’t have made me happier by flirting”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 4, 1960 – “I didn’t think he would talk to me, but he did, he talked and talked”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 5, 1960 – “Mabel and I went to the Midway Drive-in to see ‘The Story of Ruth'”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 6, 1960 – “she wanted to run out in the street and jump on his car”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 7, 1960 – “‘Her face is as red as her hair’ and when he said that I really got embarrassed”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 8, 1960 – “but before Malcolm left he kept standing by us and staring at me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 9, 1960 – “We played one game and then we sat on the counter”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 10, 1960 – “I still love Malcolm an awful lot, even if he is older”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 11, 1960 – “God Norma, I don’t know what’s the matter with that guy. He keeps staring at you.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 12, 1960 – “I wasn’t very thrilled that Loren was there but then I don’t know that I would be thrilled if Malcolm was there either”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 13, 1960 – “Malcolm was telling them about his place for staying at college. My heart just dropped”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 14, 1960 – “We were going to call up Loren and Mal”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 15, 1960 – “And I said, ‘ To hit you over the head with!’ And he smiled”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 16, 1960 – “Barbara couldn’t go. . .and I was mad because Loren was working”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 17, 1960 – ” and we listened on the other phone”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 18, 1960 – ” We sat there for a long time, me thinking and talking about Malcolm and Barbara about Loren”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 19, 1960 – “Mal had on a white tee shirt and Levis which he looked real good in”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 20, 1960 – “I was looking at Mal and he stuck out his tongue at me. It looked real cute”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 21, 1960 – “Hardie came over to me and he was standing real close. . .he was showing me how to bowl right “

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 22, 1960 – “I asked Ian if Mal was going to come over tonight”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 23, 1960 – “Can I put my cigarettes in your purse so nobody will get them”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 24, 1960 – “Mister Richards gave us a free game of golf and he gave us some dimes so we could bowl”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 25, 1960 – “Ian was going to ask Mal to come over”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 26, 1960 – “Today I stayed home all day”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 27, 1960 – “She was too excited about Malcolm coming over”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 28, 1960 – “Malcolm was eating and playing checkers with some boy”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 29, 1960 – “So, when I went in her bedroom, I just about fell over because Frank was already there”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 30, 1960 – “I was real surprised when I saw Malcolm there when we went up to the office”

Miss Norma’s Diary – August 31, 1960 – “I am beginning to think Loren likes Barbara a little bit because he pays so much attention to her”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 1, 1960 – “I don’t think he likes me because he doesn’t act like he use to”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 2, 1960 – “’The Bellboy’ wasn’t very good at all”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 3, 1960 – “We had a big party for Frank”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 4, 1960 – “So, I just sat in my room and cried because I don’t think Mal will work next Sunday because he leaves on Monday”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 5, 1960 – “He drove right past us and he looked right at us.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 6, 1960 – ” I stayed home all day listening and trying to win the contest on KIDEO “

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 7, 1960 – ” ‘I know why you come over here all the time because you like Loren’ “

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 8, 1960 – “Today Barbara and I went to the Beach but there were no cute boys at all”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 9, 1960 – “the girls kept flirting with Loren”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 10, 1960 – “I love Malcolm with all my heart”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 11, 1960 – “Loren’s friend asked me what grade I was going into”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 12, 1960 – “Later, Kenny was playing checkers with me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 13, 1960 – ” I love Malcolm”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 14, 1960 – ” just sat there and stared at Warren and he looks at me all the time too”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 15, 1960 – “As we were walking, some boy shouted out my name”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 16, 1960 – “I noticed a surfboard on top of a car”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 17, 1960 – “I went to the drive-in to see ‘A Summer Place'”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 18, 1960 – “I had a new comic book in my purse”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 19, 1960 – “these guys stopped their black car and asked us if we wanted a ride”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 20, 1960 – ” Loren was working but he didn’t flirt hardly at all tonight”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 21, 1960 – “she said she ditched school”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 22, 1960 – “At night I watched television”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 23, 1960 – “I got a gray skirt with straps on it”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 24, 1960 – “I got the records ‘Pledging my Love’ and ‘Three Nights a Week’ and ‘True Love True Love’”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 25, 1960 – “I kept smiling at Bruce. He is so much cuter now”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 26, 1960 – “the teachers sure gave me enough makeup homework”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 27, 1960 – “Warren just sits in class and looks at me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 28, 1960 – “I am afraid if Connie goes back to school he will flirt with her”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 29, 1960 – ” I was just about cussing myself out”

Miss Norma’s Diary – September 30, 1960 – ” I really don’t know who I like the best. Loren or Warren?”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 1, 1960 – “I ran through the vacant lot and down to the miniature golf course”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 2, 1960 – “But I sure felt like I was drunk and I was acting like it too”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 3, 1960 – “He was just standing there staring at me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 4, 1960 – “but there was some other guys there that were flirting with us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 5, 1960 – “as far as I can see Warren still pays quite a bit of attention to me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 6, 1960 – “because I wanted to stay and flirt with Vern”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 7, 1960 – “there was this older guy washing a car in the driveway”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 8, 1960 – “they said some boy called for me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 9, 1960 – “We’re going down to the beach. We’ll be at the high bars”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 10, 1960 – “They all was looking at Connie and man did I get jealous.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 11, 1960 – “Vern started talking to me which I didn’t think he’d do”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 12, 1960 – “When we came back they were all waking toward Tony’s house”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 13, 1960 – “I think I finally decided I don’t like Warren anymore”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 14, 1960 “Then later, there was this guy there who kept flirting with me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 15, 1960 – “So, we walked down to the high bars and I saw Brian laying in the sand”

Miss Norma’s Diary – Sunday October 16, 1960 – “Boy, I never thought I’d see Norma in a bikini”

Miss Norm’a Diary – October 17, 1960 – “You know, my brother likes you.’ And I got all shook!”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 18, 1960 – “Today, I didn’t go to school. Norma + Vern”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 19, 1960 – “Today, I didn’t go to school again”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 20, 1960 – “I asked Barbara if Vern was going to the show Saturday night”

Miss Norm’a Diary – October 21, 1960 – “Vern is really pissed off at me and I felt the same way about him.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 22, 1960 – “I told Bonnie to tell Vern I’ll see him tomorrow and he better talk to me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 23, 1960 – ” ‘Wait, I want a good-bye kiss.’ But he didn’t get one.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 24, 1960 – “So, I told Bonnie to tell Vern go get his butt down there tomorrow”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 25, 1960 – “Bonnie said she thinks Butch like me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 26, 1960 – “Just as we got to the vacant lot there come these two guys waking towards us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 27, 1960 – “At night, we stayed at my house and we planned the party”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 28, 1960 – “pretty soon he put his arm around me “

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 29, 1960 – “That made me mad even though I like Butch but I was mat at Connie”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 30, 1960 – ” I don’t think he’ll like Connie very long. I hope he won’t”

Miss Norma’s Diary – October 31, 1960 – “He asked me what us girls was gonna do tonight”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 1, 1960 – ” I said, ‘I am gonna go to the show Friday night.’ And Butch smiled.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 2, 1960 – “At night I went down to Connie’s and we goofed off with the phone”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 3, 1960 – “Benny and Verne came to the door but we wouldn’t let them in because Connie’s parents weren’t home”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 4, 1960 – “I kept saying I didn’t have a boyfriend and I was so mad”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 5, 1960 – ” then everybody started goofing off and making out”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 6, 1960 – ” I don’t know how I can be but I really love Verne a lot”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 7, 1960 – “I didn’t go to school because I had an upset stomach”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 8, 1960 – “She said she was going to have a party Saturday night”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 9, 1960 – “Warren was walking a little behind us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 10, 1960 – ” I went to Don’s to get my hair washed and set”

Norma’s Diary – November 11, 1960 – ” I decided I had to give up Butch because he was a party pooper and I didn’t think he was cute anymore”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 12, 1960 – ” Mal is so different. He was smoking up a storm and he was acting real big”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 13, 1960 – “Bonnie and I went to the swap-meet”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 14, 1960 – “Verne asked her if Connie liked Wayne and if she did, he wanted his cross back”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 15, 1960 – “he said, ‘I think I’ll make out with Norma at Ray’s Party’”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 16, 1960 – “Today I didn’t go to school”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 17, 1960 – “Barbara came over and showed me the pictures of her party”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 18, 1960 – “I really had fun until he started getting fresh”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 19, 1960 – ” I was dancing with Ray and Verne tried to cut in but Ray wouldn’t let him. So, they started fight “

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 20, 1960 – “nobody else was home as Connie and I smoke a cigarette in the bathroom”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 21, 1960 – ” Carol said Benny made out with Bonnie on the way home Saturday night “

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 22, 1960 – ” he said it didn’t mean a thing because he doesn’t like her”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 23, 1960 – “they wanted to go to the show tonight because Brian was going in the Navy pretty soon”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 24, 1960 – “I can’t, my folks aren’t home now. But they should be home in about a half hour.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 25, 1960 – “Then we came home and started playing records”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 26, 1960 – “these two cute boys and they kept looking at us and smiling “

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 27, 1960 – ” Connie and Verne were making out in front of all the people at the golf course and she was acting real tough”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 28, 1960 – “Verne told Barbara to tell me I was a little piss ass”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 29, 1960 – “we saw Malcolm in the bowling alley”

Miss Norma’s Diary – November 30, 1960 – “Today I didn’t go to school because I had a cold”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 1, 1960 – “Today I didn’t go to school and at night I stayed home”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 2, 1960 – “So, we kept looking at him”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 3, 1960 – “they quit playing and started running after us”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 4, 1960 – “Then we called up this other guy that was 20 years old”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 5, 1960 – “Connie started talking to him but I wouldn’t even look at him”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 6, 1960 – ” After last night, he had lip stick all over him and it wouldn’t come off”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 7, 1960 – “I didn’t go out till late because Connie had to meet Brian at the beach”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 8, 1960 – “she said that Benny was real jealous of Warren”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 9, 1960 – “I wanted to sit behind him in the show but there wasn’t any seats.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 10, 1960 – ” I saw Benny today in Vic Tanney’s”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 11, 1960 – “Barbara was writing Sonny’s name in the snow and I was writing Warren’s name”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 12, 1960 – “Today I went to school and we got our pictures”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 13, 1960 – “Warren looked at me and smiled.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 14, 1960 – ” on the picture I gave him it said: To Warren Love Norma.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 15, 1960 – “Today I went to school and I got 2 warnings”

Miss Norma’s Diary – Friday December 16, 1960 – “In Science, Johnny and Henry was making crude remarks about my black and white dress”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 17, 1960 – “They were hanging around all day and all those guys were cussing Connie out”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 18, 1960 – “In the morning Brian, Benny and Ray came over and Connie and I weren’t dressed”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 19, 1960 – “At night, Ray and Benny came over”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 20, 1960 – “Today Connie And I got up early and we went down the street”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 21, 1960 – “Then we came back here and messed around.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 22, 1960 – “Then he asked if he could have a Christmas kiss and I said o.k.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 23, 1960 – “I stayed home all day and watched television.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 24, 1960 – “Then when he left he called up and he wanted to know if I was mad at him and I said yes because he liked Connie”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 25, 1960 – “Today in the morning I opened up presents and in the afternoon Barbara and I went out”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 26, 1960 – “Today me and Barbara went out with her parents “

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 27, 1960 – “I called Connie a bitch – Connie was acting real big walking down the street holding Bennie’s hand.”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 28, 1960 – “Bennie called me up and he said, ‘Who told you that I still liked you?’”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 29, 1960 – “he asked Warren if he would mind if he took me to the show”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 30, 1960 – “I was sitting with Verne and Warren was sitting right across from us and he kept looking at me”

Miss Norma’s Diary – December 31, 1960 – “Came home and got drunk at 12:00”

Listen to it now: