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 Rockys 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 rhythym and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, the Daily News