New York State of Mind - Rehearsal take - 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 taking a Greyhound

On the Hudson River Line

I'm in a New York state of mind

I 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

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

Left them all behind

I'm in a New York state of mind, oh yeah

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, woahh

It 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 on Riverside

I don't have any reasons

I 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, I'm in a New York state of mind

Yeah