Some folks like to get away, 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 taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
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I'm in a New York state of mind, oh yeah
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Seen all the movie stars 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 and I don't want to waste more time
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I'm in a New York state of mind, oh yeah
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It was so easy living day by day, out of touch with the rhythm and blues
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But now I need a little give & take, The New York Times, The Daily News
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Whoa whoa whoa
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It comes down to reality 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 on Riverside
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I don't have any reasons, left them all behind
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Just in a New York state of mind
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It was so easy living day by day, out of touch with the rhythm and blues
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But now I need a little give and take, The New York Post, Newsday too
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Whoa whoa whoa
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It comes down to reality and it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
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I don't care if it's Riverhead or on Oceanside
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I don't have any reasons, left them all behind
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I'm in a New York state of mind, oh yeah
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I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
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'Cause I'm in a
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I¡¯m in a New York
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State of
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Mind, yeah eah eah
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(On a saxophone, it¡¯s Richie Cannata.)
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New York State of Mind (12 Gardens Live)
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| Billy Joel |
