New York State Of Mind

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Hop a flight to Miami beach or to Hollywood

But I'm taking a Greyhound

on the Hudson Riverline

I'm in a New York state of mind

Seen all the movie stars

And 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 blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times and The Daily News

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day

Out of touch with the rhythm and blues

But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times and The Daily News

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

I don't have my reasons

'cause I'm in a New York state of mind