Consider the following example. Is there any way that the lyrics can affect the 
music so that the barline in the melody comes after the long word in the text? 
I’d like the barline positioned at the end of the word rather than part way in.

Andrew

— snip

\version "2.19.36"

treble = {
  \clef treble
  \time 4/4

  c'' r4 r r
  c'' r r r
  c'' r r r
}

words = {
  \lyricmode { _ _ alongword longwordhere a _ _ _ a }
}

\score {
  <<
    \new Staff = "treble" \with {
    }
    { \treble }

    \new Lyrics {
      \override LyricText.self-alignment-X = #LEFT
      \words
    }
  >>

  \layout { }
}

— snip


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