How do I get itunes to play the local file instead of streaming it?

I have my iTunes Library on an external FW800 drive.  Recently I didn't realize the drive was not attached and tried to play a song.  iTunes couldn't find the file and started streaming it from iTunes Match.  I've since reattached the drive, but iTunes won't recognize the local file.
Is there a way to get iTunes to recognize the existing local file or is my only option to redownload the file and delete the old one?

Hi,
Close Itunes and then hold option key whilst launching Itunes. Select choose library from pop and select the library on your external drive.
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