Dolly Parton Releases Emotional New Song ‘If You Hadn’t Been There’ in Memory of Late Husband Carl Dean

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1. TLDR:

   * On Thursday, March 6, Parton, 79, revealed the title of her new track, “[If You Hadn’t Been There](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPzwXz1RX4s),” in an [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/DG4sVjMMuB8/) post, which she shared alongside a throwback photo of the couple showing Parton on Dean’s back.
   * “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 music legend wrote of Dean, who [died on Monday, March 3 in Nashville](https://people.com/carl-dean-dead-dolly-parton-husband-dies-at-82-8741506) at age 82.
   * “They live in memory and in song, and I dedicate this to him,” she added before referring to the song. “If you hadn’t been there / Where would I be? / Without your trust, love and belief / The ups and downs / We’ve always shared / And I wouldn’t be here, if you hadn’t been there,” she sings.

2. i’m not crying.. you’re crying

3. Somone’s cutting onions in here

4. I’m crying already.

5. I love you, Dolly.

6. Such a beautiful couple. I can only dream of Dolly singing a song for me, let alone about me. She is a world treasure. I feel so sorry for her loss.

7. Dolly Parton never ceases to amaze me, in every way. What a woman! Hope she has all the love and support she truly deserves in this hard time

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