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 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 the 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 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 the 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 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