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 the Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind, yeah

Comes 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

Yeahh ohhhhh yeahhhhh wohhhhaa oohhh
New York state of mind
Ohh, I'm in a New York state of mind