New York State Of Mind

by Billy Joel

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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
By Billy Joel
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Some folks like to get a-way, 
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take a hol-i-day from the neigh-bor-hood
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Hop a flight to Mi-am-i beach or to Hol-ly-wood.
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But I'm tak-in' a Grey-hound 
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on the Hud-son Riv-er line
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I'm in a New York state of mind.
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I've seen all the mov-ie stars in their 
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fan-cy cars and their lim-ou-sines,
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Been high in the Rock-ies 
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Un-der the ev-er-greens,
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But I know what I'm need-in' 
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and I don't want to waste more time
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I'm in a New York state of mind.
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It was so ea-sy liv-in' day by day
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Out of touch with the rhy-thm and blues,
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And now I need a lit-tle give and take,
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The New York Times, the Dail-y News.
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Comes down to re-al-i-ty
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and it's fine with me 
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'cause I've let it slide,
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Don't care if it's Chi-na-town 
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Or on Riv-er-side,
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I don't have an-y rea-sons, 
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I've left them all be-hind
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I'm in a New York state of mind.
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Billy Joel;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY1RdKhsXJg