Randy Owen gave an impromptu performance on the floor Tuesday of the Alabama House of Representatives while the body honored him for his musical and humanitarian contributions to the state and beyond.

Owen, the lead singer of Alabama, was praised in a House resolution “for his compassionate support for his community, his state and his country for his many charitable works.”

Before belting out “My Home’s in Alabama,” the Fort Payne native said his life could have turned out drastically different had he not continued his education after dropping out of high school.

“I’ve been so blessed to be able to do this,” said Owen, who founded Alabama with cousins Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook.

“I’m a high school dropout and went back got my degree in high school … then I thought if I can do that, I can go to community college for 2 years and then I can go to Jacksonville State University and get my degree,” Owen continued.

“So I did all that in this state we call Alabama. And so I’m very proud and thankful for that,” he said.

Owen said even with all his accolades from music, his education is just as important.

“I am now a college graduate and nobody can ever take that away from me,” he said as House members applauded.

He implored the House not to let “these kids like myself … slide through the cracks.”

“I could’ve been [like] those kids and gotten into a lot of trouble … but God was great to me,” he said.

“Look at me now,” the Alabama frontman continued, “look at me now.”

Owen’s wife, Kelly Owen, thanked the House for crafting the resolution while her husband is living.

“He brought me to Alabama from Georgia and he is the man I married 48 years ago,” she said.