New York State of Mind Lyrics

Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It 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

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It 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

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

Billy Joel - 12 Gardens: Live (2CD)

Jun 2006

1. Angry Young man
2. My Life
3. Everybody Loves You Now
4. Billy the Kid
5. The Entertainer
6. Vienna
7. New York State of Mind
8. The Night is Still young
9. Zanzibar
10. Miami 2017
11. The Great Wall of China
12. Allentown
13. She's Right on Time
14. Don't Ask Me Why
15. Laura
16. Goodnight Saigon
17. Movin Out
18. An Innocent man
19. The Downeaster Alexa
20. Always a Woman
21. Keeping the Faith
22. River of Dreams
23. A Matter of Trust
24. We Didn't Start the Fire
25. Big Shot
26. You May Be Right
27. Only the Good Die Young
28. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
29. Piano Man
30. And So it Goes