In my eyes, it's Joseph delivering this song since it's addressed to Mary. He's saying "I'll do anything you want me to" and "carry my name", pointing out that "hoof marks hacked up all I had to offer you", perhaps pointing out that he lost all that he had in that manger. She won't just say that the child is his though.
The refrain can apply to any child the way I hear it. Freedom is what allows for sin and shame, and any child, but especially Jesus, is born pure without sin.
In my eyes, it's Joseph delivering this song since it's addressed to Mary. He's saying "I'll do anything you want me to" and "carry my name", pointing out that "hoof marks hacked up all I had to offer you", perhaps pointing out that he lost all that he had in that manger. She won't just say that the child is his though.
The refrain can apply to any child the way I hear it. Freedom is what allows for sin and shame, and any child, but especially Jesus, is born pure without sin.