Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I´m taking 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 Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I´m needing
And I don´t want to waste more time
I´m in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality
And it´s fine with me ´cause I´ve let it slide
Don´t care if it´s Chinatown or on Riverside
I don´t have any reasons
I´ve left them all behind
I´m in a New York state of mind

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

It comes down to reality
And it´s fine with me ´cause I´ve let it slide
Don´t care if it´s Chinatown or on Riverside
I don´t have any reasons
I´ve 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 New York state of mind