"Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end," the country superstar said the tune, following her husband's death earlier this week

"I wouldn't be here/ If you hadn't been there," the country icon sings on the song dedicated to her partner of 60 years, who died this week at age 82.

Dolly Parton, tragically, is entering a new phase of her life: She announced earlier this week that Carl Dean, her husband of nearly 60 years, died at 82 years old. Dean was there for the overwhelming majority of Parton’s life, and now she’s honoring Dean with a new song, “If You Hadn’t Been There.”

Dolly Parton has released a new musical tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean. Dean died on Monday at age 82 after the couple had been together for 60 years. Her romantic new song is called “If You Hadn’t Been There.

Dolly Parton lost her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, on Monday (March 3), but their love continues on. The country icon looks back on their life together and his support in a powerful new love song titled “If You Hadn’t Been There.

This is Dolly Parton's first new single in two years. Parton posted her song shortly after she shared a tribute to her late husband Carl Thomas Dean on Instagram. Dean passed away earlier this week. The couple had been married for almost six decades.

Dolly Parton has released an emotional ballad honoring her late husband Carl Thomas Dean, who died on Monday at the age of 82. Parton announced the release of the single "If You Hadn’t Been There" on Friday in an Instagram post.

Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,” she wrote about the ballad.