Hello mbern007,
Thanks for that info and for choosing the Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it seems you are having issues with songs skipping in iTunes on your computer.
Are the songs downloaded from Apple Music, or are these songs that you've added to your iTunes library from a CD? To help with this issue, I recommend to try the steps in the following article. Though it is meant for issues with error codes in iTunes, the steps here can help with your issue.
If you see an error in iTunes on your Mac or PC
If you're still having this issue, go to the Account menu in iTunes, click the Sign Out option, and then sign back into your Apple ID in iTunes and re-authorize this computer in iTunes.
Authorize your computer in iTunes
Cheers!