Some folks like to get away,
take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or Hollywood
But I'm taking a Greyhound
on the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind
Seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines
A bit high in the Rockies,
up in the upper greens
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,
the Daily News
And
it comes down to reality And it's fine with me,
cause I let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or Run Riverside
I don't have any reasons left them all behind
Just 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 Post,
Newsday too
It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me, cause I let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or Run Riverside I don't have any
reasons left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
I'm just taking it way out on the Hudson River Line
Cause I'm in a
State of