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 gray ham 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 Rockies under the evergreens, I know what I'm needin', I don't wanna waste more time, I'm in a New York state of mind. It was so easy livin' day by day, outta 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've let it slide, don't care if it's Chinatown or Rotten Riverside, I don't have any reason to leave them all behind, I'm in a New York state of mind. It was so easy livin' day by day, outta touch with the rhythm and blues, but now I need It was so easy livin' day by day, outta 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've let it slide, don't care if it's Chinatown or Rotten Riverside, I don't have any reason to leave them all behind, I'm in a New York state of mind. I'm just takin' a greyhound on the Hudson River line. Cause I'm in, I'm in a New York state of mind. Yeah, yeah.