If I Was Your Girl by Ni-Ni Simone

Life for Toi hasn’t been easy – she’s growing up fast, trying to raise her baby, finish school and hold down a job. But her no good baby-mama’s womanizing ways sure aren’t helping – Toi has promised herself a hundred times that this time it’s over for good. Behind all the drama, the girl fights, and the tough talk, Toi longs for a future – and dreams that maybe she could go to college someday, and maybe, just maybe, open up her heart again...

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