Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
Oh but I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson City line
I'm in a New York state of mind
Seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and in their limousines,
Been high on the Rookies under the evergreens,
I know what I'm needing, do not want to waste no time
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy living day to day
Out of touch with the rhythm and the rhymes,
But now I need a little give and take,
The Daily News, and the New York Times ...
Comes down to reality, it's fine with me, cause I've let it slide,
Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside,
I've run out of reasons, left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy living day to day
Out of touch with the rhythm and the rhymes,
But now I need a little give and take,
The Daily News, still like the New York Times ...
Comes down to reality, well it's fine with me, cause I've let it slide,
Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside,
I have run out of reasons, left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry
We're taking the "A" train
I'm in a New York state of mind
Broadway... Broadway...