| 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 or to hollywood
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| But i’m takin' 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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| Seen all those movie stars
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| And 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 needin'
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| And i don’t wanna waste more time
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| I’m in a new york state of mind
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| It was so easy livin' 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 and the daily news
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| Comes down to reality
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| And it’s fine with me cause i’ve let it slide
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| I don’t care if it’s chinatown or up 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 don’t have any reasons
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| Cause left them all behind
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| I’m in a new york, i’m in a new york state of mind… |