(with Billy Joel) Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood Hop a flight to Miami beach or to Hollywood But I'm takin' a greyhound On the hudson river line I'm in a New York state of mind Seen all those movie stars And 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 wanna 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 Oh with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take Give and take The New York times and the daily news The daily news Comes down to reality And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's chinatown or up on riverside I don't have any reasons Cause left them all behind We are a New York, we're in a New York state of mind In a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues With the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York times and the daily news Comes down to reality And it's fine with me cause I've let it slide I don't care if it's chinatown or up on riverside Or up on riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York I'm in a New York state of We're in a New York state of mind Billy, let's go get some pizza Let's go get chinese Even better