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 York 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...