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

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

Come down to reality, and its fine with me cause I'll let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or 'round at Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
I'm in a New York state of mind