[Verse 1]
Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind

[Verse 2]
Seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies 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

[Bridge]
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
Now, I need a little, a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News

[Verse 3]
Comes down to rеality
And it's fine with me 'cause I'vе let it slide
Don't care if it's on Chinatown or round about Riverside
I don't have any reason
Left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
[Outro]
I'm in a New York state of mind
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