Need a real expert...I can't sync macbook air address book to iphone

running 10.7.5
1.  I have an Address Book in my MacbookAir Dock and it has a lot of contacts in it.
2.  Tryed to sync them to my iphone going through normal steps and no contacts transfer to iphone.
3.  Tried to do it manually...in MacbookAir I went to:    finder / home / application support / (BUT...no Address Book in there)
4.  Went to a backup disc and found an Address Book file in Application Support of my backup....tried to copy it and a pop-up said I'm "not authorized" to make this copy.
Any help would be appreciated...Ken

modular747...I appreciate your help...but before I wrote my inquiry I did the 'normal syncing steps' and nothing happened.
1.  Opened up my iTunes on my macbook.
2.  Plugged my phone into my macbook.
3.  In iTunes (on my Macbook):   Found my iphone/device in my iTunes on my macbook and clicked on it.
4.  In iTunes (on my Macbook):   Clicked on Info in iTunes
5.  In iTunes (on my Macbook):   Clicked on Sync Contacts....then clicked on Sync.
6.  My macbook went through a short process like it downloaded contacts but when I open up contacts on my iPhone there are no contacts.
These are the 'normal steps' that I had already done.....if I'm clueless let me know.
Thanks....Ken

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