New York State of Mind (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY - June 1990)

[Verse 1]

Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

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

[Verse 2]

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

Been high in the Rockies

And in 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

(Mm-mm)

[Bridge]

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, woah, oh, oh

[Verse 3]

It comes down to rеality

And it's fine with me 'cause I'vе 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

Just in a New York state of mind, baby

[Saxophone Solo]

[Bridge]

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

From, like, New York Post, NewsDay too

(Woah-oh, yeah)

[Verse 3]

It comes down to reality

And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

It's okay if it's Sheepshead Bay or on Morningside

I don't have any reasons, I left them all behind

Just in a New York state of mind

Mmm

[Outro]

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