1\version "2.17.6"
2
3\header {
4  texidoc = "Non-staff lines (such as @code{Lyrics}) can specify
5their @code{padding} or @code{minimum-distance} to the staff for
6which they don't have affinity."
7}
8
9<<
10  \new Staff { c'1 }
11  \new Lyrics \with {
12    \override VerticalAxisGroup.nonstaff-unrelatedstaff-spacing.padding = #'20
13  } \lyricmode { foo }
14  \new Staff { c'1 }
15>>
16