Some folks like to get away,for a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood, ooh
But I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind
Ooh
It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with a rythym 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 let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside ooh
I don't have any reasons, I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Oohh
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
'Cause I'm in
I'm in a New York
State of mind
Oohh New York state of mind