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 River line

I'm in a New York state of mind

(Mmh-mmh)

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies

Under the evergreens

I know what I'm needing

And I don't want to waste more time

I'm in a New York state of mind

(Mmh-mmh)

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, 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 left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

(Mmh-mmh, oh yeah)

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, the Daily News

(Who-oh, uh-oh-uh-oh)

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 left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

(Mmh-mmh)

I'm just taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River line

'Cause I'm in a, I'm in a New York

State of mind, yeah