Some folks like to get away
For 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

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and the blues
But now I need a little give and take

The New York Times
The Daily News
Oh, 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
I´m in a New York state of Mind
New York State of Mind