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.

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.

Refrein:
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.

Refrein.

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind.