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

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

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

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

Whoa

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

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, yeah