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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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Oh but I'm taking a Greyhound on the Hudson City line |
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I'm in a New York state of mind |
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Seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and in their limousines, |
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Been high on the Rookies under the evergreens, |
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I know what I'm needing, do not want to waste no time |
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I'm in a New York state of mind |
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It was so easy living day to day |
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Out of touch with the rhythm and the rhymes, |
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But now I need a little give and take, |
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The Daily News, and the New York Times ... |
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Comes down to reality, it's fine with me, cause I've let it slide, |
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Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside, |
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I've run out of reasons, left them all behind |
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I'm in a New York state of mind |
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It was so easy living day to day |
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Out of touch with the rhythm and the rhymes, |
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But now I need a little give and take, |
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The Daily News, still like the New York Times ... |
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Comes down to reality, well it's fine with me, cause I've let it slide, |
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Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside, |
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I have run out of reasons, left them all behind |
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I'm in a New York state of mind |
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Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry |
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We're taking the "A" train |
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I'm in a New York state of mind |
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Broadway... Broadway... |
