Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday
From the neighborho od
Hop a flight to Miami beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a G reyhou nd
On the H udson river line
I'm in a New York state of mi nd
I've seen all the m ovie stars
In their fancy cars
And their limousines
Been high in the Rockies
Under the evergreens
But I kno w what I'm needi ng
And I do n't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mi nd
I t was so e asy livin' d ay by day
O ut of touc h with the r hythm and blues
A nd now I n eed a little g ive and take
T he New York Ti mes t he Daily New s
Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me
'Cause I'v e let it slide
Don't care if it 's Chinatown
Or on Riverside
I don't h ave any re asons
I've let them all be hind
I'm in a New York state of mi nd
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Comes down to reality
And it's fine with me
'Cause I'v e let it slide
Don't care if it 's Chinatown
Or on Riverside
I don't h ave any re asons
I've let them all be hind
I'm in a New York state of mi nd
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