Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

I have put some thought in to this one but am wondering if any one 
has a good trick.

Ok this is my situation.  I am trying to add sampled lyrics to my 
electro track.  The words start on the up beat just befor the bar 
starts.  What I have done is just hit the note where I need it to be 
at the end of the bar so it loops around in place.  Ok I think that 
is understandable.  
This is and anoying problem that I think I might just have to live 
with.  I reolize that this would not be a problem in song mode, but 
I a trying to keep all the tracks i am making flexable for live 
use.  Is there some way to deal with this?  I dont see it but if 
anyone has figured out a good way to deal with this please let me 
know.

One thought i had is to wright all the loops one beat behind so i 
could put the note info for the lyrics at the beging of the bar but 
then going from the previous song into this one would sound wack.

I think I have found one thing that i like the computer better for 
on this one :/ Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.  

Peace 

Mike