Dolly Parton's latest song honors her husband Carl Dean, who died March 3. The country singer released "If You Hadn't Been There" Friday, writing a tribute to her late husband on Instagram with the cover of the single - a photo of the two of them.

Dolly Parton sent a 'love note' to those who've supported her since the death of her husband, saying, 'He's in God's arms now, and I'm okay with that.'

Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,” Parton wrote in a statement. A devoted husband, Dean was a

Parton and Dean were married on May 30, 1966 in Ringhold, Georgia, with Parton’s mother in attendance, two years after they began dating, which began when she was 18. Dean was rarely sighted with her even in the early years of their marriage, before she became a country-pop and music/screen crossover sensation.

Dolly Parton has released a new song, If You Hadn’t Been There, which she has dedicated to her husband, Carl Dean, who died last week aged 82. The new song is already up on YouTube complete with a picture of the couple when they were young.