Writer(s): Billy Joel
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
Mmm mmm I've 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 wanna waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind
Mmm mmm mmm It was so easy
livin' day by day Out of touch with the rhythym and 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
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on the Riverside
I don't have any reasons I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Mmm mmm mmm oh yeah
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times the Daily News
Woah oh woah
It comes down to reality and it's fine with me
'cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on the Riverside
I don't have any reasons I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Mmm mmm mmm
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
'Cause I'm in a I'm in a New York state of mind........
Yeah... yeah
