Some folks like to get away 
Take a holiday from the neighborhood 
Hop a flight to Miami Beach 
Or to Hollywood 
But I'm taking a Greyhound 
On the Hudson River Line 
I'm 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 

I've 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 

 [bad word] down to reality 
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide 
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 

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 

 [bad word] down to reality 
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide 
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 

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