Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami beach or to Hollywood But I'm takin' a greyhound On the Hudson river line I'm in a New Eork state of mind Seen all those movie stars And their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies, under the evergreens But I know what I'm needin' And I don't wanna waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy livin' 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 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 up 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 any reasons Cause left them all behind I'm in a New York, I'm in a New York state of mind...