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...