Look What I Found In My Beer

Beautiful South · Quench [1998]

Look what I found in my beer

A couple of dancing ladies and a ticket out of here

Look what I found in my beer

A start to being lonely and an end to my career



Look what he found in his gin

Lights' looking lively when love's looking dim

Look what he found in his gin

Souls look heavy when personality's thin



Look what I found in the drum

A lifelong beat and a replacement to the rum

Look what I found in the guitar

Another fellow thinker and a chauffeur to my heart



Look what I found in the mic

An end to screwed-up drinking and a Paul I actually like

Look what I found in my beer

A free test drive for a heart I cannot steer

Look what I found in my beer



Look what I found in my drink

A brain without a plughole and a sink without a think

Look what I found in my drink

A "love you" to the barmaid and a too-familiar wink



Look what we found in his booze

The reflection of him and his children without shoes

Look what we found in his booze

This mornings jigsaw in a hill of last nights clues



Look what I found in the drum

A lifelong beat and a replacement to the rum

Look what I found in the guitar

Another fellow thinker and a chauffeur to my heart



Look what I found in the mic

An end to screwed-up drinking and a Paul I actually like

Look what I found in my beer

A free test drive for a heart I cannot steer

Look what I found in my beer



Look what we found in the dance

Look what I've found in the song

Low expectations in a large pile of cans

It makes the drink seem weak,

the friendship strong

Look What I Found In My Beer

Released on the 1998 album Quench, "Look What I Found In My Beer" stands as a defining track for the American indie rock band Beautiful South. The song exemplifies the group's signature blend of Southern rock, punk energy, and melodic pop sensibilities that characterized their mid-to-late 90s output. With its driving rhythm and characteristic vocal delivery, the recording captures the band's ability to fuse gritty, working-class themes with catchy, radio-friendly hooks. As part of their discography following the success of Choke and preceding the Gold era, Quench solidified their reputation as a key voice in the alternative rock scene of the 1990s. The track remains a staple of their live performances and is frequently cited by fans and critics as a prime example of the band's unique sound during this period.