Can't copy some songs from old to new iphone

I have some songs on my old Iphone that are listed on my computers itunes, but aren't actually on my computer (they have a small exclaimation mark by them). I can't get these particular songs onto my new iphone. I get a message that could not transfer because the original file could not be found.

Of course you cannot get them onto the phone, as you stated, they are not on the computer.
It is impossible for iTunes to sync content to an iDevice that does not actually exist on the computer.
Restore the missing files from the backup of your computer.  You do have a backup of your important data, correct?

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