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 I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockys under the evergreens I know what I'm needin' And I don't want to 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, the Daily News It 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 on Riverside I don't have any reasons I left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind Oh yeah 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 Who, oh, oh whoa who It 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 on Riverside I don't have any reasons I left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind 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