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 Mh… Mh Mh Mh… 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 Mh… Mh Mh Mh… It was so easy livin' day by day Out of touch with the rhythym 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 Mh… Mh Mh Mh… Oh yeah It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythym 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 Mh… Mh Mh Mh… 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 Yeah Yeah…