Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.
It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.
It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.