New York State of Mind

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 the 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, oh

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 I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York

I'm in a New York state of mind, oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh