Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the
neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood.
I'm taking a
Greyhound on the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind.
I
seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines,
Been high
in the Rockies under the evergreens,
But I know what I'M needing and I don't
want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind.
It was so
easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues,
But now
I need a little give and take,
The New York Times, the Daily
News...
It comes down to reality-and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it
slide,
Don't care if it's Chinatown or Riverside,
I don't have any
reasons, I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of
mind.
REPEAT 3RD VERSE
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson
River line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind.