Some folks like to get away

Take a holiday from the neighbourhood

Hop a flight to Miami Beach

Or to Hollywood

But mine I'm taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars

In their fancy cars and their limousines

At 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

It's being so easy living 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

Now 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 Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

Now 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 Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I've left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind

But mine I'm taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind