Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
Me 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
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
It comes down to reality and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
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, The Daily News
Oh, news day too
And it comes down to reality and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Montopboys or down in Oceanside
I don't have any reasons, I've 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 New York state of mind
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