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 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 the 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 Riverside,
I don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind.

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Repeat **

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind.