Cannot play song from Laptop (MacPro)

I am trying to play a song on my laptop (MacPro) that I downloaded on my iPhone (that I now have on my laptop).  I get a message saying that my computer is not authorized but when I go to authorize, I see that this computer is already authorized but the song still will not play.  ??

This error message indicates that your music folder has been moved or deleted for whatever reasons.
Try to locate your "iTunes Music" folder - Does it contain (subfolders) audio-tracks?
If you are able to locate this folder make sure to point iTunes Preferences Advanced to this exact location.

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