| Some folks like to get away
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| Take a holiday from the neighborhood
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| Hop a flight to Miami Beach
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| Or to Hollywood
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| But I’m talking a Greyhound
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| On the Hudson River Line
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| I’m in a New York state of mind
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| I’ve seen all the movie stars
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| In their fancy cars and their limousines
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| Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
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| But I know what I’m needing
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| And I don’t want to waste more time
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| I’m in a New York state of mind
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| It was so easy living day by day
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| Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
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| But now I need a little give and take
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| The New York Times, The Daily News
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| It comes down to reality
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| And it’s fine with me 'cause I’ve let it slide
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| Don’t care if it’s Chinatown or on Riverside
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| I don’t have any reasons
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| I’ve left them all behind
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| I’m in a New York state of mind
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| It was so easy living day by day
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| Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
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| But now I need a little give and take
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| The New York Times, The Daily News
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| It comes down to reality
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| And it’s fine with me 'cause I’ve let it slide
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| Don’t care if it’s Chinatown or on Riverside
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| I don’t have any reasons
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| I’ve left them all behind
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| I’m in a New York state of mind
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| I’m just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
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| 'Cause I’m in a New York state of mind |