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...