Well, 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. I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines. Been high in the Rocky's under the evergreens. I know what I'm needin', and I don't want to waste more time. 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 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 let it slide. I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside. I don't have any reasons. Cause I left them all behind. We're in a New York state of mind. It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times...The Daily News. Whoa, oh, oh whoa who. 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. We don't have any reasons. We've left them all behind. I'm in a New York in a New York state of We're in a New York State of mind