Why do i have to redownload songs i already have on my phone?

Hi this morning i tried to listen music and some songs werent playing because they had cloud icon next to them. It says i may have to pay for it if i download it. Why do i have to download it again when i already did? It had no problem until this morning. Do i have to do this everytime?
Iphone 5
Ios 7.0.4

I HAVE RESOLVED THIS!!  The problem was that I was signed in to iCloud on my iphone with an old Apple ID and using a different Apple ID on my pc. I signed out of iCloud on my phone, then re-signed in with the same id as the iCloud on my pc. Presto chango. All is well.

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